CHAPTER 21 RICCI QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
When reviewing the medical record of a client, the nurse notes that the woman has a
condition in which the fetus cannot physically pass through the maternal pelvis. The
nurse interprets this as:
*A.* Cervical insuffiency
*B.* Contracted pelvis
*C.* Maternal disproportion
*D.* Fetopelvic disproportion - Correct Answers -*D.* Fetopelvic disproportion
A client who was in active labor and whose cervix had dilated to 4 cm experiences a
weakening in the intensity and frequency of her contractions and exhibits no further
progress in labor. The nurse interprets this as a sign of:
*A.* Hypertonic labor
*B.* Precipitate labor
*C.* Hypotonic labor
*D.* Dysfunctional labor - Correct Answers -*C.* Hypotonic labor
The nurse is developing a plan of care for a woman experiencing dystocia. Which of the
following nursing interventions would be the nurse's high priority?
*A.* Changing woman's position frequently
*B.* Providing comfort measures to the woman
*C.* Monitoring the fetal heart rate patterns
*D.* Keeping the couple informed of the labor progress - Correct Answers -*C.*
Monitoring the fetal heart rate patterns
The nurse is caring for a woman experiencing hypertonic uterine dystocia. The woman's
contractions are erratic in their frequency, duration, and of high intensity. The priority
nursing intervention would be to:
*A.* Encourage ambulation every 30 min.
*B.* Provide pain relief measures
*C.* Monitor the Pitocin infusion rate closely
*D.* Prepare the woman for an amniotomy - Correct Answers -*B.* Provide pain relief
measures
The nurse would anticipate a C-section for a client who has which active infection
present at the onset of labor?
*A.* Hepatitis
