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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding would alert the nurse to suspect magnesium toxicity?

A nurse is caring for a client who was just diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and does not require surgery.
Which of the following medications can the nurse expect to administer?

A nurse is assessing a client who is 2 hr postpartum and received spinal anesthesia for a cesarean birth.
Which of the following findings requires immediate intervention by the nurse?

A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is having induction of labor with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line. Uterine contractions occur every 2 minutes, last 90 seconds each, and are strong to palpation. The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with uniform decelerations beginning at the peak of the contraction, nadir after the peak of the contraction, and a return to baseline after the contraction is over.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a newborn with hyperbilirubinemia and is being treated with phototherapy.
For each of the following nursing actions, specify if it is indicated or contraindicated with phototherapy treatment.

The nurse in an OB clinic is completing an intake assessment of a client at the first prenatal appointment. The client is currently 9 weeks pregnant. She had a miscarriage at 7 weeks and an ectopic pregnancy at 6 weeks that was treated with methotrexate. Her five-year-old son was born vaginally at 39 weeks and her three-year-old daughter was born vaginally at 35 weeks.
What is her GTPAL?

A nurse is assessing a client for postpartum infection.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client requires further evaluation for endometritis?

A nurse in Labor and Delivery is caring for a client who just experienced SROM (spontaneous rupture of membranes) after her epidural. The client immediately states she is short of breath. The nurse lays the patient back and places oxygen on her when the client goes into complete cardiorespiratory failure.
The nurse should recognize that this client is experiencing which of the following obstetrical emergencies?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving intravenous magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia.
Which assessment finding would alert the nurse to suspect magnesium toxicity?

A nurse is assessing a client's risk of breast cancer.
Which of the following would not be included in the education about risks?

A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old postpartum female client in the postpartum unit.

Medical History:

The client is on postpartum day 1. She is breastfeeding her newborn every 4 to 5 hours for 30 to 40 minutes each time. She reports some nipple discomfort during the feedings. The nurse assisted the client with positioning and latch and recommended the client awaken the newborn to feed every 3 hours during the day. The newborn voided twice and passed two meconium stools in the past 24 hours.

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: On postpartum day 2, the client reports breastfeeding every 3 to 4 hours and experiencing nipple discomfort during some feedings. No physical findings of nipple trauma are noted, and the breasts are soft. The client denies feelings of fullness. The newborn voided twice and passed three meconium stools in the second 24 hours of life. Discharge teaching was provided to the client regarding breastfeeding.

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.