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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 client, at 6 weeks gestation, arrives at the OB clinic for her initial visit and requests to hear the fetal heartbeat.
What should the nurse include in the teaching regarding cardiac development?

A nurse is caring for a client in the fourth stage of labor after a vaginal delivery.

History and Physical:

BP: 144/92 mmHg.

Pulse: 99 bpm.
Respirations: 17/min.

Pulse Ox: 97%.

Temperature: 100.4 F (38.0 C).

Pain score: 1/10.

The nurse should first address the client's ____________ (assessment finding), followed by the client's ____________ (assessment finding).

A nurse is admitting a client in labor who is HIV positive.
Which intervention is contraindicated for this client?

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

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 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?

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?

The nurse working in a clinic often screens her patients for postpartum depression (PPD). Identify the differences between postpartum depression and postpartum blues.