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Maternal And Child Health Questions and Answers (Q&A)

What does the following score indicate?A client, 30 weeks pregnant, is scheduled for a biophysical profile (BPP) to evaluate the health of her fetus. Her BPP score is 8.
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
The fetus isn’t in distress at this time.-the bpp evaluates fetal health by assessing five variables: fetal breathing movements, gross body movements, fetal tone, reactive fetal heart rate, and...Read More

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What is the electronic tracing?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
At the beginning of each fetal movement-an nst assesses the fhr during fetal movement. in a healthy fetus, the fhr accelerates with each movement. by pushing the control button when a fetal movement...Read More

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Which nursing interventions would the nurse perform during the third stage of labor?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Promote parent-newborn interaction. -during the third stage of labor, which begins with the delivery of the newborn, the nurse would promote parent-newborn interaction by placing the newborn on the...Read More

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Which stages of labor the nurse would assess crowning?
W. Pratt, Marketing Analyst
Answered: Jan 17, 2019
The right answer to this question is second stage. The second stage is when the head of the newborn starts to be seen at the vaginal opening. The first stage of labor is when the cervix first...Read More

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Which of the following fundal heights indicates less than 12 weeks gestation when the date of the LMP is unknown?
RN pedia
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Uterus in the pelvis

When the LMP is unknown, the gestational age of the fetus is estimated by uterine size or position (fundal height). The presence of the uterus in the pelvis indicates...Read More

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What is the nurse in charge plan to use both hands to assess the clients fundus while assessing a primipara during the immediate postpartum period?
Matz Lewis Clark, College student
Answered: Jan 31, 2019
Correct answer is option A
The use of both hands is helpful in assessing the fundus to prevent uterine inversion. Uterine inversion is one of the possible complications of childb...Read More

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What characteristics of contractions would the nurse expect to find in a client experiencing true labor?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Increasing intensity with walking

With true labor, contractions increase in intensity with walking. In addition, true labor contractions occur at regular intervals, usually starting in the...Read More

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Which assessment findings would the nurse expect if the client develops Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Muscle pain the presence of Homans sign, and swelling in the affected limb

Classic symptoms of DVT include muscle pain, the presence of Homans sign, and swelling of the affected limb....Read More

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What is Missed miscarriage during pregnancy?
M. Krasinski, Content Writer
Answered: Feb 14, 2019
A missed abortion or missed miscarriage is when the embryo or fetus dies and a miscarriage has not yet occurred. There is early fetal intrauterine death, and products of conception are not...Read More

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What provides evidence of the nurses understanding of the clients immediate needs when Prelabor Rupture of Membranes (PROM) occurs?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
PROM removes the fetus most effective defense against infection

PROM can precipitate many potential and actual problems; one of the most serious is the fetus loss of an effective defense...Read More

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Which nursing diagnosis should take priority for a postpartum client who had a vaginal delivery with a midline episiotomy?
RN pedia
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Risk for deficient fluid volume related to hemorrhage

Hemorrhage jeopardizes the clients oxygen supply the first priority among human physiologic needs. Therefore, the nursing diagnosis...Read More

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What should the nurse do when a primipara who is lactating tells the nurse that she has sore nipples?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Tell her to breast feed more frequently-feeding more frequently, about every 2 hours, will decrease the infants frantic, vigorous sucking from hunger and will decrease breast engorgement, soften the...Read More

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Which of the following factors is the underlying cause of dystocia?
F.Brian
Answered: Jan 19, 2018
Mechanical is the correct answer. This is because dystocia is a very tough, painful, and a prolonged labor which primarily has mechanical factors surrounding the fetus, the uterus, the pelvis,...Read More

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What would the nurse use as the basis for the teaching plan when caring for a pregnant teenager concerned about gaining too much weight during pregnancy?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
1. a total gain of 25 to 30 pounds -to ensure adequate fetal growth and development during the 40 weeks of a pregnancy, a total weight gain 25 to 30 pounds is recommended: 1.5 pounds in the first...Read More

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What kind of actions would be least effective in maintaining a neutral thermal environment for the newborn?
John Smith
Answered: Jan 24, 2021
Placing crib close to nursery window for family viewing-heat loss by radiation occurs when the infants crib is placed too near cold walls or windows. thus placing the newborns crib close to the...Read More

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