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Which symptom would the nurse expect to observe in a postpartum client with a vaginal hematoma?

While you are taking Monique's vital signs and performing a postpartum assessment 4 hours after delivery, she tells you she is feeling lightheaded. She has a history of chronic hypertension and obesity.

Her vital signs are blood pressure 85/57 mm Hg, pulse 132, respirations 28, oxygen saturation 94%. Her uterus is boggy at midline, 1 cm above the umbilicus.
What would be your next steps and anticipated orders?

Mia is a G7P6 who is 39 weeks and 2 days. She has come to obstetrics (OB) triage complaining of contraction pain every 3 to 5 minutes, has a large amount of bloody show, and tells you her last two deliveries took about 2 hours.
What would you expect her diagnosis to be and what would be your next step?

A nurse makes the following observations when admitting a full-term, breastfeeding baby into the neonatal nursery: 9 lb 2 oz (4,139 grams), 21 inches long, TPR 96.6°F (35.9°C), 158, 62, jittery, pink body with bluish hands and feet, crying.
Which of the following nursing actions is of highest importance?

The nurse in a prenatal unit is providing care for a patient who experienced preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) at 32 weeks' gestation.
Which assessment does the nurse consider unnecessary?

While you are taking Monique's vital signs and performing a postpartum assessment 4 hours after delivery, she tells you she is feeling lightheaded. She has a history of chronic hypertension and obesity. Her vital signs are blood pressure 85/57 mm Hg, pulse 132, respirations 28, oxygen saturation 94%. Her uterus is boggy at midline, 1 cm above the umbilicus.
What would be your next steps and anticipated orders?

A baby is grunting in the neonatal nursery.
Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is assisting the primary care provider (PCP) with a vacuum-assisted delivery because of a prolonged second stage of labor.
The nurse will inform the PCP when which guideline of the procedure is met?

A breastfeeding mother calls the obstetrician's office with a complaint of pain in one breast. Upon inspection, a diagnosis of mastitis is made.
Which of the following nursing interventions is appropriate?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicate understanding of the teaching?

A postpartum client has been diagnosed with postpartum psychosis.
Which of the following is essential to be included in the family teaching for this client?