A newborn develops hyperbilirubinemia when 24 hours old and is prescribed phototherapy.
Which measure is an important part of this newborn’s care plan?

Just after a client delivers a baby who weighs 7 pounds (3.18 kg), what is the priority nursing action?

When a pregnant patient has genital herpes, for which complication is the patient at higher risk than the general population?

A newborn develops hyperbilirubinemia when 24 hours old and is prescribed phototherapy.
Which measure is an important part of this newborn’s care plan?

A client who is 22 weeks pregnant with a twin gestation comes to the clinic.
The nurse instructs the client in self-care for the third trimester of pregnancy. Which statement made by the client would indicate the need for further teaching?

On her first visit, a patient had a baseline hemoglobin of 13.0 gm and a hematocrit of 42.9%.She has been taking ferrous sulfate tablets and eating an iron-rich diet.She returned to the clinic at 30 weeks gestation and has a hemoglobin of 11.0 gm and a hematocrit of 36.3%.She is concerned and confused about why these lab values have gone down.
In responding, which physiological change during pregnancy should the nurse describe to the patient?

A client had a laparoscopic bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) in the delivery room. Which intervention should a nurse plan to include in this client’s postoperative care?

The nurse at the antepartal clinic reviews four patients’ charts.
Which patient is at increased risk for an ectopic pregnancy?

The mother visits her infant in the nursery.
The nurse shows the mother how to place her finger in the palm of the baby’s hand so that the baby will squeeze her finger.This behavior on the nurse’s part reflects an understanding of which principle?

A client who is twO weeks postpartum calls the office and tells a nurse, "l am havinga small amount of brownish discharge from my vagina." Which response is appropriate for the nurse to make?

During a clinic visit, a client reports to the nurse that she is having burning and numbness in her perineal area.
Further investigation reveals the client has herpes simplex virus (HSV) type II. Which information concerning herpes infection during pregnancy should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client?