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

A nurse is caring for a newborn 4 hours after birth.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care to prevent jaundice?

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

A nurse is caring for a client who is on the electronic fetal monitor and the nurse notices that the client is experiencing tachysystole.
Which of the following describes tachysystole?

A nurse in the newborn nursery is caring for a group of newborns.
Which of the following assessments requires the nurse to notify the provider?

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a 31-year-old pregnant female client who is at 31 weeks of gestation.

History and Physical: The client is a Gravida 4 Para 3. She reports cramping and low back pain that started last night.

Vital Signs:

0900:

• Temperature: 36.9°C (98.4°F)
• Pulse rate: 87/min
• Respiratory rate: 20/min
• Blood Pressure: 129/70 mm Hg
• Oxygen saturation: 98%

1000:

• Pulse rate: 86/min
• Respiratory rate: 18/min
• Blood Pressure: 130/76 mm Hg
• Oxygen saturation: 97%

Nurses Notes: At 0900, the client was placed on a fetal monitor, and the fetal heart tones (FHT) were recorded at 160/min. The client reported pain as a 6 on a 0 to 10 scale and requested pain medication. Vaginal examination showed 2 cm dilation, 80% effacement, and -1 station. At 1000, uterine contractions were observed every 2 to 4 minutes, lasting 60 to 80 seconds, with an FHT of 155/min. Provider was notified of the client's status and assessment, and new orders were received.

Medical History: The client has a history of three previous pregnancies (Gravida 4 Para 3).Querry: The nurse is contacting the primary health care provider regarding the client's status.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate? Select the 3 interventions the nurse should anticipate.

A nurse is caring for four newborns in a special care nursery.
Which of the following newborn assessment findings requires immediate intervention?

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 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.