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A nurse is assessing a newborn who was born at 42 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A client suspects she is pregnant. The nurse is discussing the probable signs of pregnancy with the client.
Which of the following findings should the nurse include?

A client arrives at OB triage with complaints of decreased fetal movement for the past 24 hours.
The client states, "I see the high-risk clinic because I have chronic hypertension and gestational diabetes.”. The nurse applies the external fetal monitors and identifies a fetal heart rate baseline of 120 bpm, absent variability, no accelerations, and recurrent late decelerations.

What fetal heart rate category would the nurse communicate to the provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum. The client tells the nurse that the newborn's maternal grandmother was born deaf and asks how to tell if her newborn hears well.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

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)

You admitted a client who experienced a precipitous labor.
What is the highest concern for maternal complication related to this type of labor?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is pregnant and asks the nurse for her estimated date of birth (EDB). The client's last menstrual period began on October 17. What is the client's EDB? (State the date in MMDD.
For example, October 17 is 1017)

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

A nurse is caring for a client with irregular uterine contractions that are mild to palpation. FHR is 130/min with moderate variability and accelerations noted. The client has been ambulating in the hallway, took a warm shower, and is now resting in bed. The client rates pain of contractions at 3 on a 0 to 10 scale.
What potential condition does the nurse suspect?

A nurse in the antepartum unit is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia. Suddenly, the client reports continuous severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The nurse should suspect which of the following complications?