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Showing 42 questions, Sign in for moreA nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
Which of the following statements should indicate to the nurse that the client understands the procedure?
A nurse is caring for a client who had chorionic villus sampling (CVS) performed at 12 weeks’ gestation and asks when she can expect results from this test.
The nurse should inform her that results are typically available within which timeframe?
A nurse is providing education to a client who is scheduled to undergo chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of this test?
A nurse is providing education to a client who is scheduled to undergo chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of this test?
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an amniocentesis.
Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for a CST.
Which statement indicates the client understands the test procedure?
During a Non-Stress Test (NST), the client needs to press a button whenever they feel the fetus move.
What is the purpose of this action?
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for an amniocentesis at 16 weeks gestation.
Which of the following should the nurse report to the provider?
A nurse is preparing a client for a Contraction Stress Test (CST).
Which method can be used to induce uterine contractions during the test?
A nurse is caring for a client who had an amniocentesis at 16 weeks gestation and reports cramping and vaginal bleeding 24 hours later.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A nurse is preparing a client for a biophysical profile (BPP).
The nurse should instruct the client that the test involves which of the following procedures?
A nurse is explaining the purpose of a Contraction Stress Test (CST) to a pregnant client.
What does the CST aim to assess?
A nurse is caring for a patient who had an amniocentesis performed at 16 weeks gestation and reports cramping and vaginal bleeding 24 hours later which action should be taken first?
A nurse is caring for a patient who had an amniocentesis performed at 16 weeks gestation and reports cramping and vaginal bleeding 24 hours later.
Which action should be taken first?
A nurse is interpreting the results of a biophysical profile (BPP) for a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation.
The nurse should understand that each of the five variables is assigned a score of how many points?
A nurse is reviewing the contraindications for a Contraction Stress Test (CST) with a pregnant client.
Which condition would be a contraindication for the test?
A nurse is educating a pregnant client about the Non-Stress Test (NST).
Which statement by the client indicates understanding of the test?
A client's CST result is interpreted as equivocal.
What additional diagnostic test may be recommended to further evaluate fetal well-being?
A nurse is performing an abdominal ultrasound for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation.
The nurse should instruct the client to do which of the following before the procedure?
A nurse is explaining the purpose of an Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) to a pregnant client.
What is the test primarily used for ?
A nurse is caring for a client who has oligohydramnios and is undergoing a biophysical profile (BPP).
The nurse should expect to see which of the following findings on the ultrasound?
During a CST, the nurse observes variable decelerations of the FHR with or without contractions.
What does this finding indicate?
A client's Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) result is reported as 1.2 MoM.
How should the nurse interpret this result?
A nurse is observing fetal breathing movements on an ultrasound for a client who is undergoing a biophysical profile (BPP).
The nurse should document how many points for this variable if the fetus has at least one episode of breathing lasting for 20 seconds within a 30-minute period?
A nurse is educating a pregnant client about the Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP).
What should the nurse include as a reason why AFP results are reported as multiples of the median (MoM)?
A nurse is educating a pregnant client about the Contraction Stress Test (CST).
Which statement accurately describes a negative CST?
A client's Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) result is reported as 0.8 MoM.
What does this result suggest?
A nurse is reviewing the results of an Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) with a pregnant client.
What does a low level of AFP (<0.5 MoM) potentially indicate?
A client asks the nurse about the risks and complications associated with prenatal ultrasound.
Which of the following responses by the nurse is accurate?
A nurse is explaining the purpose of a nuchal translucency (NT) ultrasound to a pregnant client.
What does this ultrasound measure?
A nurse is discussing the factors that can affect Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) results with a pregnant client.
Which factor should the nurse mention?
A nurse is explaining the purpose of a Doppler ultrasound blood flow analysis to a client who has intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR).
The nurse should inform the client that this test measures which of the following?
A client is scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound in two weeks.
The client asks the nurse what they should do to prepare for the test.
What is the best response by the nurse?
A client asks the nurse about the significance of Alpha-fetoprotein Test (AFP) results.
How should the nurse respond?
A nurse is reviewing the results of a Contraction Stress Test (CST) with a pregnant client.
What does an equivocal CST indicate?
A nurse is reviewing contraception options for four clients.
The nurse should identify that which of the following clients has a contraindication for receiving oral contraceptives?
A client is scheduled for a transvaginal ultrasound in two weeks.
The client asks the nurse what they should do to prepare for the test.
What is the best response by the nurse?
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test at 15 weeks of gestation.
The nurse provides which of the following explanations about this test to the client?
A nurse is discussing the risks associated with a Contraction Stress Test (CST) with a pregnant client.
Which complication should the nurse mention?
A client is scheduled for an abdominal ultrasound in two weeks to assess fetal growth and development during pregnancy.
Which of these statements made by the client indicates that further teaching is needed?
A nurse is teaching about fetal development to a group of clients in the antenatal clinic.
Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test at 15 weeks of gestation.
The nurse provides which of the following explanations about this test to the client?
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