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 caring for a newborn who is 72 hr old.

Physical Examination

1100:

Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (NAS)

Excessive high-pitched cry-2 Sleeps <2 hr 2
Hyperactive Moro reflex=2 Moderate-severe tremors disturbed=2 Increased muscle tone=2
Fever <37.2 to 38.2° C (99 to 100.8° F)=1

Excessive sucking=1 Frequent sneezing=1

Frequent yawning-1 Loose stools=2 Poor feeding=2
Respiratory rate > 60/min=1 Mottling-1
NAS score 20

The nurse is planning to contact the provider regarding the newborn's status. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate? Select the 3 interventions the nurse should anticipate.

A nurse is caring for a client who has just delivered her first newborn. The nurse anticipates hyperbilirubinemia due to Rh incompatibility. The nurse should understand that hyperbilirubinemia occurs with Rh incompatibility for which of the following reasons?

A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing action?

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 providing teaching to the mother of a newborn born small for gestational age.
Which of the following should the nurse include as a possible cause of this condition?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postpartum following a vaginal birth. Which of the following findings indicates the client's bladder is distended?

A nurse is planning care for a newborn who has spinal bifida. Which of the following actions should be included in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr postpartum and observes a large amount of lochia rubra and several small clots on the client's perineal pad. The fundus is midline and firm at the umbilicus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor when the client's membranes rupture. The fetal monitor tracing shows late decelerations. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is 3 days postoperative following a cesarean birth. Which of the following client statements should indicate to the nurse the teaching is effective? (Select all that apply.)