A nurse is assessing a client who is 4 hr postpartum following a vaginal delivery. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is in preterm labor.

The client has a new prescription for betamethasone and asks the nurse about the purpose of this medication. The nurse should provide which of the following explanations? 

A nurse is planning care for a newborn who is small for gestational age (SGA). Which of the following is the priority intervention the nurse should include in the newborn's plan of care?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in active labor and notes that the presenting part is at 0 station. Which of the following is the correct interpretation of this clinical finding?

A nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who is in an incubator to maintain a neutral thermal environment. The father of the newborn asks the nurse why this is necessary. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

Nurses' Notes 0800:

Newborn placed on radiate warmer. Color consistent with newborn's genetic background. Acrocyanosis present. Mild grunting, nasal flaring and intermittent retractions noted.

0830:

Grunting, nasal flaring, and sternal retractions noted. Color consistent with newborn's genetic background. Acrocyanosis present.

Select the 4 findings the nurse should report to the provider.

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A nurse is preparing to administer methylergonovine IM to a client who experienced a vaginal delivery. The nurse should explain to the client that the purpose of this medication is to prevent which of the following conditions?

A nurse is caring for a term macrosomic newborn whose mother has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. The newborn has respiratory distress syndrome. The nurse should be aware that the most likely cause of the respiratory distress is which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a newborn.

Complete the diagram by specifying:

1. The potential condition the newborn is most likely experiencing.
2. Two actions the nurse should take to address that condition.
3. Two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the newborn's progress.

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A nurse receives a mother and baby in postpartum. The baby is approximately 2 hours old. During the assessment of the baby the nurse recognizes the following symptoms of transient tachypnea of the newborn except for-