A nurse is caring for a client who delivered by cesarean birth 6 hours ago.

The nurse notes a steady trickle of vaginal bleeding that does not stop with fundal massage. Which action should the nurse take?

“A nurse is obtaining a 2-hr postprandial blood glucose from a patient. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?”

In a prenatal clinic, a nurse is caring for a group of clients.

Which client should the nurse identify as having a contraindication for a contraction stress test?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 4 hours old.

The newborn is lying in a bassinet, lightly swaddled.

The newborn is noted to be jittery with a weak cry when disturbed. Extremities are mottled with acrocyanosis.
Respirations are rapid and unlabored.

What condition is the newborn most likely experiencing? What are two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and what are two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the newborn’s progress?

A nurse is calculating the estimated date of delivery for a client who reports that the first day of her last menstrual period was August 10.

Using Nägele’s Rule, which of the following is the client’s estimated date of delivery?

A nurse is preparing to administer metronidazole 2 g PO to a client who has trichomoniasis. Available is metronidazole 250 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.) .

A nurse is educating the parents of a newborn about the Plastibell circumcision technique. Which piece of information should the nurse include in the teaching?

“A nurse is caring for a patient who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has complete placenta previa. Which of the following assessment findings requires immediate follow-up?”

A nurse is evaluating a newborn who was born 2 hours ago and was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit with chest wall retractions and blue discoloration of the hands and feet.

Which finding indicates a decline in the newborn’s status?

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?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 5 days old.

The mother used opioids prior to pregnancy and was prescribed methadone during pregnancy. Both the mother and the newborn tested positive for methadone in their urine drug screens.

The newborn is exhibiting clinical findings of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.