The nurse is planning care for a client receiving magnesium sulfate intravenously. The nurse recognizes the need to have which medication available for emergency use?

A client is receiving I.V. magnesium sulfate for severe preeclampsia. It is most important for the nurse to assess the client for which of the following?

A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a pregnant client and determines normal findings to include which of the following?

A pregnant client with sickle cell anemia is at an increased risk for having a sickle cell crisis during pregnancy. The nurse anticipates that aggressive management of a sickle cell crisis would include which treatment?

A client who is pregnant and has developed preeclampsia asks the nurse why magnesium sulphate has been prescribed for her. What is the best response by the nurse?

A client in her fifth month of pregnancy is having a routine clinic visit. The nurse should assess the client for which common second trimester condition?

A nurse is assessing a pregnant client. Which symptom should the nurse expect to observe?

A nurse is taking an initial history on a pregnant client, who asks about the chances of having dizygotic twins. Which statement by the nurse is correct?

In twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, the arterial circulation of one twin is in communication with the venous circulation of the other twin. One fetus is considered the “donor” twin, and one becomes the “recipient” twin. Assessment of the recipient twin would most likely show which condition?

During a routine visit to the clinic, a client tells the nurse that she thinks she may be pregnant. The physician orders a pregnancy test. The nurse is aware that pregnancy would most accurately be confirmed by which of the following?

Clients with which condition would be appropriate for a trial of labor after a prior cesarean delivery?

The nurse is teaching a client with placenta previa who has developed placenta accreta. Which statement concerning this condition would be the most correct?

A client is scheduled for amniocentesis. What is the most important intervention for the nurse to implement?

A client with gestational hypertension is receiving magnesium sulfate to prevent seizure activity. The nurse reviews the magnesium level and identifies a therapeutic level as:

A pregnant client is screened for tuberculosis during her first prenatal visit. An intradermal injection of purified protein derivative (PPD) of the tuberculin bacilli is administered by the nurse. The client is considered to have a positive test when which event occurs?

A pregnant client has a negative contraction stress test (CST). How does the nurse interpret this result?

The nurse is caring for a client suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which signs and symptoms would confirm this diagnosis?

A 21-year-old client who has just been diagnosed with having a hydatidiform mole asks the nurse about risk factors. What is the best response by the nurse?

A 21-year-old client at 6 weeks’ gestation is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum. The nurse is aware that the client is at risk for which condition?

A 21-year-old female client arrives at the emergency department with complaints of cramping, abdominal pain, and mild vaginal bleeding. Pelvic examination shows a left adnexal mass that is tender when palpated. Culdocentesis shows blood in the cul-de-sac. The nurse suspects this client may have which condition?

A 23-year-old client who is at 27 weeks’ gestation arrives at her physician’s office with complaints of fever, nausea, vomiting, malaise, unilateral flank pain, and costovertebral angle tenderness. Which diagnosis is most likely?

While assessing a client in her 24th week of pregnancy, the nurse learns that the client has been experiencing signs and symptoms of pregnancy-induced hypertension, or preeclampsia. Which sign or symptom helps differentiate preeclampsia from eclampsia?

A client with painless vaginal bleeding at 28 weeks’ gestation has just been diagnosed as having placenta previa. Which statement by the client indicates that she understands the nurse’s teaching?

A pregnant client who reports painless vaginal bleeding at 28 weeks’ gestation is diagnosed with placenta previa. The placental edge reaches the internal os. The nurse would suspect the client has which type of placenta previa?

A 29-year-old client has gestational diabetes. The nurse is teaching her about managing her glucose levels. Which therapy would be most appropriate for this client?

During an examination, a client who’s 32 weeks pregnant becomes dizzy, light-headed, and pale. While the client is lying supine, which nursing intervention should take priority?

A nurse is assessing a client at 33 weeks’ gestation. Leopold’s maneuvers indicate that the fetus is in a breech position. What is the best location for the nurse to auscultate fetal heart tones?

The nurse assesses a client at 34 weeks’ gestation who arrives at the emergency department with severe abdominal pain, uterine tenderness, and an increased uterine tone. The client denies vaginal bleeding. The external fetal monitor shows fetal distress with severe, variable decelerations. The client most likely has which condition?

Expectant management of the client with a placenta implanted in the lower uterine segment includes which procedure or treatment?

A 42-year-old pregnant client presents for her first prenatal visit at 16 weeks’ gestation. She has severe morning sickness and no fetal heart tones. Her blood pressure is 150/100 mm Hg. Fundal height is 24 cm. The nurse interprets this assessment as most likely indicative of which condition?