SKILLS 3.0 MATERNAL NEWBORN POSTTEST
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% 2023/2024
A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - correct answer Give him a sponge bath until his cord stump falls off A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes the patient's breasts are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the patient to take? - correct answer Apply ice packs for 15 minutes to the breast for swelling A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two anatomical landmarks? - correct answer The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head is in a posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques is likely to be most effective in relieving this type of pain? - correct answer Counterpressure A nurse is assessing a patient who is at 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which of the following complications of pregnancy? - correct answer Preeclampsia A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn maturity rating. Which of the following findings indicates that the newborn is preterm? - correct answer Flat areola A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min, has well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with mild acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn? - correct answer 8 A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn receiving enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look for which of the following as a sign of adequate nutrition? - correct answer The newborn has six wet diapers and three stools per day after day 4.
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