NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide 18. Which vaccine would be teratogenic to a developing fetus? a. Rubeola b. Rubella c. Measles d. Mumps 19. What is the name of the test to detect the presence of amniotic fluid? ____________________________ 20. If a pregnant woman has spotting and the cervix begins to dilate, this is known as an ____________________________ abortion. 21. What is the name of the maternal condition in which the clotting cascade is activated, resulting in the formation of clots in the microcirculation, but later causes uncontrollable hemorrhage due to the depletion of clotting factors? ____________________________ 22. What distinguishes preecclampsia from ecclampsia? ____________________________ 23. What is the purpose of a cerclage? ____________________________ 24. Which is the optimal lie for a fetus in a laboring mother, longitudinal or transverse lie? ____________________________ 25. In an occipital presentation, what part of the infant’s body is at the cervical OS? ____________________________ 26. The first thing that a nurse should do in a laboring mother whose fetus shows signs of distress is ____________________________. 27. If the baby’s heart rate drops right after mom’s contraction starts, and rises after mom’s contraction ends, this is known as ____________________________, and is a positive/negative finding (circle one). 28. Once the membranes in a pregnant mother have ruptured, there is an increased risk for ____________________________. 29. Labor lasting less than three hours is called a ____________________________. 30. If the uterus isn’t contracting and the fundus is not lowering, the nurse should have the patient ____________________________. 31. Mastitis is an infection usually caused by ____________________________. 32. If a postpartum mother develops a pulmonary embolus, where did the thrombus likely originate from? ____________________________ 33. Bleeding of ____________________________ ml or more is considered hemorrhage. 34. A temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or less in a post-partum mother can be normal as a result of ____________________________.

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