The nurse uses a chart to demonstrate the cognitive impairment, facial abnormalities, and growth ...

The nurse uses a chart to demonstrate the cognitive impairment, facial abnormalities, and growth retardation in the fetus that are characteristic of:
 
  a. fetal dependency.
  b. fetal immaturity.
  c. malnutrition dependency.
  d. fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 2

The home health nurse cautions a pregnant patient who ingests alcohol or illicit drugs that she places herself at risk and endangers her fetus, because alcohol and drugs:
 
  a. are all absorbed into the bloodstream.
  b. affect the mother.
  c. cross the placental barrier.
  d. increase the heart rate.

Question 3

The nursery nurse is implementing phototherapy for the jaundiced infant. The nurse explains that the phototherapy:
 
  a. is initiated when the bilirubin level reaches 5 mg/dL.
  b. converts bilirubin to a water-soluble form to be excreted in the urine.
  c. changes bilirubin to a bile salt to be excreted through the bowel.
  d. requires eye patches to remain in place 24 hours a day.

Question 4

When teaching a class of primigravidas, the nurse explains that while the mother is pregnant, the physician may order a blood test to identify the maternal level of Rh antibodies. This test is called a(n):
 
  a. indirect Coombs' test.
  b. hemolytic test.
  c. Rh antibody test.
  d. direct Coombs' test.

Question 5

The nurse is assessing the newborn and discovers a yellowing of the skin. This jaundice appeared at birth and is considered:
 
  a. within normal limits.
  b. pathological.
  c. a result of iron deficiency.
  d. indicating possible hepatitis.

Question 6

The nurse assures a patient who has become sensitized to the Rh antigen that she can be protected for future pregnancies by receiving injections of:
 
  a. iron.
  b. vitamin B12.
  c. RhoGAM.
  d. type O blood.

Question 7

A primigravida is Rh negative and her husband is Rh positive. She is concerned about the health of the fetus. The nurse explains that the only danger to the fetus is if it is Rh positive and the mother became sensitized during delivery.
 
  If this were the case, the mother would produce what in subsequent pregnancies? a. Rh-negative blood cells
  b. Rh-positive blood cells
  c. Rh-negative antibodies
  d. Rh-positive antibodies