RN VATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM 2019 60 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED

RN VATI MATERNAL NEWBORN PROCTORED EXAM 2019

60 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS HIGHLIGHTED

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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

a. Epigastric pain: The nurse should notify the provider of the client's report of epigastric pain because this is a manifestation of preeclampsia. Other findings the nurse should report include severe headache, blurred vision, confusion, nausea and vomiting, and decreased urinary output.

b. Leukorrhea: Leukorrhea, or vaginal discharge, is an expected finding throughout pregnancy. Leukorrhea increases during pregnancy due to hypertrophy of the cervix, which increases the amount of mucus secreted from the vagina.

c. Excessive salivation: Ptyalism, or excessive salivation, is an expected finding in pregnancy. Increased levels of estrogen cause an increase in the production of saliva.

d. Darkening of the skin on the face: Hyperpigmentation on the face, or melasma, is an expected finding during pregnancy. The anterior pituitary gland increases the production of melanocyte-stimulating hormone, causing an increase in pigmentation of the skin.