Nur 114 - Exam 1 Practice Questions With
Correct Answers
1. |A |34-week |gestation |patient |phones |the |health |care |providers |office |with |concerns |about |feeling |
light |headed. |She |states |she |is |dizzy |while |lying |down |and |states |that |she |"feels |like |I |could |pass |out."
|She |also |reports |she |has |awakened |in |the |middle |of |the |night |feeling |this |way. |The |nurse |should
a. |Instruct |the |patient |to |see |the |HCP |right |away |to |have |her |blood |pressure |checked
b. |Discuss |supine |hypertension |with |the |patient |and |encourage |her |to |avoid |lying |flat |on |her |back
c. |Reassure |the |patient |that |this |is |a |normal |finding |for |the |pregnant |patient
d. |Inform |the |patient |to |increase |her |fluid |intake |to |two |liters |a |day |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
2. |Signs |of |pre-eclampsia |include |hypertension, |generalized |edema, |and |__________.
a. |Blurred |vision
b. |Proteinuria
c. |+2 |reflexes
d. |Increased |urinary |output |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B
3. |A |patient |is |being |admitted |to |the |maternity |unit |because |she |is |in |early |labor. |The |nurse |would |
initially
a. |Assess |maternal |vital |signs |and |fetal |heartrate
b. |Measure |fundal |height |to |determine |fetal |size
c. |Perform |a |sterile |vaginal |exam |to |determine |cervical |dilation |and |effacement |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-A
5. |While |obtaining |the |obstetric |history |the |pregnant |patient |reports |she |is |36 |weeks |with |her |fourth |
child. |She |states |she |had |one |elective |abortion |at |5 |weeks, |a |daughter |who |was |born |at |40 |weeks |
gestation, |and |a |son |who |was |born |at |37 |weeks |gestation. |What |is |this |patients |GTPAL |total?
a. |4-1-1-1-2
b. |3-1-1-1-2
c. |2-1-0-1-1
