The primary goal in the treatment of variable decelerations is to
A. Correct umbilical cord compression
B. Improve maternal oxygenation
C. Maximize blood flow to the uterus
Answer: A. Correct umbilical cord compression
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What approach would be best for the nurse to use when assessing for ruptured membranes in a laboring client?
a. Test the vaginal fluid with nitrazine paper. b. Perform a vaginal exam during a contraction. c. Obtain a slide sample of vaginal fluid and note absence of ferning. d. Test the vaginal fluid with Dextrostix.
To reduce contractures of the knee in a client with extensive burns of the knee and mid-leg, the nurse would position the client with the knee
a. extended. b. flexed. c. adducted. d. abducted.
An older patient with a history of diabetes is experiencing poor healing of a fractured ankle. The nurse recognizes that which factors contribute to the delay in bone healing?
Select all that apply. 1. immobilization 2. advanced age 3. diabetes 4. moderate activity level prior to injury 5. presence of foreign body at the fracture site
The patient asks whether something she did could have contributed to her conceiving twins. Which response(s) would be appropriate? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Fertility drugs have increased the incidence in multifetal pregnancies." b. "Women who are older have an increased probability of having twins." c. "Decreased maternal folate levels have been shown to cause multifetal pregnancies." d. "In vitro fertilization has increased the incidence of multifetal pregnancies." e. "Increased vitamin C levels have been linked to multifetal pregnancies."