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This chapter provided information regarding the care of childbearing and neonatal clients. The following questions test your knowledge regarding the safe, effective care and management of these clients. The nurse should use the key terms, diagnostics, and pharmacological agents sections to answer these questions.
| 1. | Which of the following obstetric clients should the nurse see first?
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| 2. | The client visits the prenatal clinic stating she believes she is pregnant. A pregnancy test is done to detect elevated levels of:
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| 3. | Which instruction should be given to the client being discharged after evacuation of a hydatidiform mole?
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| 4. | The pregnant client with AIDS is diagnosed with cytomegalovirus. The nurse is aware that the client probably contracted cytomegalovirus from:
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| 5. | The client being treated for preeclampsia has an infusion of magnesium sulfate. The magnesium level is checked and found to be 6.3 meq/L. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
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| 6. | The pregnant client is admitted to the emergency room with a prolapsed umbilical cord. Which action is most appropriate?
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| 7. | Which test is most diagnostic for syphilis?
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| 8. | The client is diagnosed with genital herpes. Which medication is used to treat genital herpes?
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| 9. | The client with premature labor is being treated with terbutaline (Brethine). Which assessment should be done prior to beginning Brethine?
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| 10. | Which finding would require intervention in the client receiving oxytocin (Pitocin) for augmentation of labor?
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