A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female client in the postpartum unit who gave birth 3 days ago. The client had a cesarean birth following prolonged rupture of membranes and cephalopelvic disproportion. The client reports general malaise, chills, and a decreased appetite.
 

Exhibits

A nurse is providing teaching about the expected effects of magnesium sulfate to a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia.
Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

A nurse is providing prenatal teaching to a client who practices a vegan diet and is trying to increase intake of vitamin B12.
Which foods should the nurse recommend?

A nurse is caring for a client who has preeclampsia.
Which of the following actions is the nurse’s priority when implementing seizure precautions?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the third stage of labor and has a prescription for IV oxytocin administration following expulsion of the placenta.
What clinical manifestations should the nurse expect as a therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female client who is at 12 weeks of gestation and has been admitted to the emergency department with excessive vomiting for the past 48 hours. The client has lost 2.3 kg (5 lb) over 2 days.

The nurse is assessing the client 24 hours later. How should the nurse interpret the findings 24 hours later? For each finding, click to specify whether the finding is unrelated to the diagnosis, a sign of potential improvement, or a sign of potential worsening.

A nurse is assessing a patient who is 6 hours postpartum and has endometritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female client in the postpartum unit who gave birth 3 days ago. The client had a cesarean birth following prolonged rupture of membranes and cephalopelvic disproportion. The client reports general malaise, chills, and a decreased appetite.
 

A nurse is planning care immediately following birth for a newborn who has a myelomeningocele that is leaking cerebrospinal fluid.
Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

Select all that apply. Which of the following findings require immediate follow-up?

A nurse in a provider’s office is caring for a 20-year-old client who is at 12 weeks of gestation and requests an amniocentesis to determine the sex of the fetus.
What responses should the nurse make?