Maternity Pharmacology CH28 Maternity & Newborn

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Maternity Pharmacology Quiz

Test your knowledge on crucial maternity pharmacology with this interactive quiz. Covering key topics such as medication administration, maternal health assessment, and drug effects on neonates, this quiz is designed for healthcare professionals.

Join us to reinforce your understanding and ensure safe practice in maternity care. Topics covered include:

Oxytocin administration
Magnesium sulfate toxicity
Postpartum hemorrhage treatments
Neonatal care practices

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The nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving oxytocin to induce labor. Which assessment findings should cause the nurse to immediately discontinue the oxytocin infusion? Select all that apply

A pregnant client is receiving magnesium sulfate for the management of preeclampsia. The nurse determines that the client is experiencing toxicity from the medication if which findings are noted on assessments? Select all that apply

The nurse asks a student nurse to describe the procedure for administering erythromycin ointment to the eyes of a newborn. Which student statement indicates that further teaching is needed about administration of the eye medication?

�I will flush the eyes after instilling the ointment”

�I will clean the newborns eyes before instilling ointment”

�I need to administer the eye ointment within 1 hour after delivery”

�I will instill the eye ointment into each of the newborns conjunctival sacs”

A client in preterm labor (31 weeks) who is dilated to 4 cm has been started on magnesium sulfate and contractions have stopped. At the client's labor can be inhibited for the next 48 hours, the nurse anticipates a prescription for which medication?

Nalbuphine

Betamethasone

Rh(D) immune globulin

Dinoprostone vaginal insert

Methylergonovine Is prescribed for a woman to treat postpartum Hemorrhage. Before administration of Methylergonovine, what is the priority assessment?

Uterine tone

Blood pressure

Amount of lochia

Deep tendon reflexes

The nurse is preparing to administer exogenous surfactant to a premature infant who has respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse prepares to administer the medication by which route?

Intradermal

Intratracheal

Subcutaneous

Intramuscular

An opioid analgesic is administered to a client in labor. The nurse assigned to care for the client ensures that which medication is readily accessible should respiratory depression occur?

Naloxone

Morphine sulfate

Betamethasone

Hydromorphone hydrochloride

Rh (D) immune globulin Is prescribed for a client after delivery, and the nurse provides information to the client about the purpose of the medication. The nurse determines that the woman understands the purpose if the woman states that it will protect her next baby from which condition?

Having Rh-positive blood

Developing a rubella infection

Developing physiological jaundice

Being affected by Rh incompatibility

MethylergonovineIs prescribed for a client with postpartum hemorrhage. Before administering the medication, the nurse should contact the obstetrician who prescribed the medication if the condition is documented in the client's medical history?

Hypotension

Hypothyroidism

Diabetes mellitus

Peripheral vascular disease

The nurse is monitoring a client in preterm labor who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate. The nurse should monitor for which adverse effects of this medication? Select all that apply

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