A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 18 weeks of gestation and tells the nurse that she felt light flutering in her stomach the previous day. The nurse should use which of the following terms to document this finding?

A nurse is collecting data from a postpartum client and finds a large amount of lochia rubra with several clots on the client's perineal pad. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

For problems involving adult patients, the answer will be rounded to the nearest tenth. Although some IV pumps do not allow calibration to the tenth or hundredth, for the purpose of this exam, IV rate calculations will be rounded to the nearest whole drop (gt/min) or to the nearest whole number IV (ml/hr). To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers. For example, 0.5 mg must be answered as 0.5 mg and 5.0 mg must be answered as 5 mg.

The client in labor has oxytocin (Pitocin) infusing at 15 mu/minute. She has 20 units of Pitocin in 1000 mL of Normal Saline IV solution. If this client is receiving 15 mu/min, then how many mL/hr would her IV infusion pump be set at? Be sure to enter the number AND the unit of measurement (mL). Partial credit will not be given.

A nurse is caring for a client 4 hours postpartum following a vaginal birth. The client has saturated a perineal pad within 10 minutes. Which of the following is the nurse's first action?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 18 weeks of gestation and tells the nurse that she felt light flutering in her stomach the previous day. The nurse should use which of the following terms to document this finding?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation. The client's history reveals one pregnancy terminated by elective abortion at 9 weeks; the birth of twins at 36 weeks; and a spontaneous abortion at 15 weeks of gestation. According to the GTPAL system, which of the following describes her present parity?

For problems involving adult patients, the answer will be rounded to the nearest tenth. Although some IV pumps do not allow calibration to the tenth or hundredth, for the purpose of this exam, IV rate calculations will be rounded to the nearest whole drop (gt/min) or to the nearest whole number IV (ml/hr). To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers. For example, 0.5 mg must be answered as 0.5 mg and 5.0 mg must be answered as 5 mg.

The physician orders: Magnesium 4 gms loading dose to infuse over 30 minutes at 0500. Then infuse a maintenance dose of 1 gram /hr. The pharmacy sends 80 Gms in 1000 mL of LR. What would the nurse set the pump for the loading dose at 5 Am? Be sure to enter the number AND the unit of measurement (mL). Partial credit will not be given.

A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client in the immediate postoperative period following removal of an ectopic pregnancy via salpingostomy. The nurse should prepare to administer Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM or RhiG) as prescribed if the record indicates that the client

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is in her second trimester of pregnancy. The nurse should recognize which of the following findings as an expected physiologic change during pregnancy?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is pregnant and has a body mass index (BMI) of 26.5. She asks the nurse how much weight she should gain over the course of her pregnancy. Which of the following statements is an appropriate response by the nurse?