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A nurse is assessing a client who is 4 hours postpartum following a vaginal delivery.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?

A nurse is receiving a report on a new postpartum admission. Her medical history includes chronic hypertension.
The client is asking about postpartum orders.

Which of the following would be contraindicated based on the client's medical history?

A nurse is caring for a newborn and observes signs of diaphoresis, jitteriness, and lethargy.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Which of the following statements about Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy is true?

A nurse is caring for a patient with HELLP syndrome.
Which of the following findings are consistent with a diagnosis of HELLP syndrome?

During preconception counseling, the nurse explains that during the first 8 weeks the fetus is most vulnerable to the effects of teratogens.
What is occurring during the first 8 weeks of gestation?

A nurse is preparing to administer betamethasone 12mg IM to a client at 32 weeks gestation at risk for preterm delivery.
Betamethasone is available as 6mg/ml. How many ml will the nurse prepare for injection? (Use a leading zero, if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero)

A nurse is caring for a postpartum client who arrives at the clinic for her follow-up appointment 4 weeks after delivery.
The client is asking about birth control options. What contraception option would you recommend as being the most reliable?

A nurse is caring for a 25-year-old postpartum female client who had a spontaneous vaginal birth at 39 weeks of gestation in the postpartum unit.

Medical History: The client is a Gravida 1, Para 1. She is currently breastfeeding.

Vital Signs:

• Blood Pressure: 120/80 mmHg
• Pulse: 80 bpm
• Respirations: 16/min
• Temperature: 36.8°C (98.2°F)
• Pulse Ox: 99%

Nurses Notes: The client reports feeling well overall. She is breastfeeding her newborn and has expressed concerns about her baby’s weight loss. The client’s breasts are full, warm, and slightly tender, indicating that her milk is coming in. She has been educated on breastfeeding and the expected changes in her baby's stool color. The client appears attentive and responsive to her baby’s needs. She is utilizing correct breastfeeding techniques and has been encouraged to continue feeding 8 to 12 times per day and on demand. The client has also been advised on the importance of monitoring her newborn's weight and intake.

Newborn Daily Weights:

• Birth weight: 3,515 gm (7 lb 12 oz)
• Weight after 24 hr: 3,410 gm (7 lb 8 oz) (3% weight loss)
• Weight after 48 hr: 3,345 gm (7 lb 4 oz) (5% weight loss)

Querry: Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the discharge teaching? Click to highlight the client statements that indicate an understanding of the discharge teaching.

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a client who is undergoing external fetal monitoring. The nurse observes that the fetal heart rate begins to slow at the start of a contraction and the nadir is at the same time as the peak of the contraction. The FHR returns to the FHR baseline at the same time that the contraction ends. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?

A nurse is walking by a client's room and can hear the fetal heart rate dropping.
The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?