A nurse is planning care for a patient who is 2 hours postpartum following a cesarean birth. The patient has a history of thromboembolic disease.Which nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and finds the fundus slightly boggy and displaced to the right. Based on these findings, which of the following actions should the nurse take?

What is the estimated date of birth (EDB) for a client who is pregnant and whose last menstrual period began on July 27? (State the date in MMDD.
For example, July 27 is 0727)

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)

A nurse is caring for a client who is 5 hours postpartum following a vaginal birth of a newborn weighing 9 lb 6 oz. (4252 g). The nurse should recognize that this client is at risk for which postpartum complications?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation and has been unable to control her gestational diabetes mellitus with diet and exercise.
The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the provider for which of the following medications for the client?

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a vaginal delivery 12 hr ago.
When palpating the client’s abdomen, at which of the following positions should the nurse expect to find the uterine fundus?

A nurse is completing discharge teaching to a client in her 35th week of pregnancy who has mild preeclampsia. Which of the following information about nutrition should be included in the teaching?

A nurse is admitting a patient who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is in preterm labor.The patient has a new prescription for betamethasone and asks the nurse about the purpose of this medication. Which explanation should the nurse provide?

What Apgar score should a nurse document for a newborn with a pink trunk and head, bluish hands and feet, flexed extremities 5 min after delivery, a weak and slow cry, a heart rate of 130/min, and cries in response to suctioning?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postpartum.
The client is a Gravida 4 Para 3 who had a forceps-assisted birth with epidural anesthesia at 40 weeks of gestation. She had a second degree mediolateral perineal laceration with repair, and the placenta was manually extracted.
The estimated blood loss was 600 mL. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.