A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate to manage preeclampsia.
Which of the following observations should the nurse immediately report to the healthcare provider?

A nurse is assessing a client in labor who has had epidural anesthesia for pain relief.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a complication from the epidural block?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A nurse is providing care for a postpartum client.

The client’s medical history includes Gravida 1, Para 1, and a spontaneous vaginal birth. The nurse’s notes indicate that the client is at 39 weeks of gestation and is breastfeeding.

Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that they have understood the discharge instructions?
Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that they have understood the discharge instructions?

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.
What is the first action the nurse should take?

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

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 56 hours old.
Vital Signs: At 07:00: Awake, alert, and crying.
The color is pink with acrocyanosis.
The respiratory rate is 70/min with no retractions, grunting, or nasal flaring noted.
Jitteriness is noted in the hands.
At 07:20: Attempted to feed the newborn.
Poor feeding and poor suck were noted.
Loose stool was observed in the diaper, which was then changed.
Which of the following assessment findings is consistent with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS)?

A nurse is caring for a newborn 1 hr following birth.

The newborn was delivered via emergency cesarean birth for abruptio placenta and non-reassuring fetal heart rate. The Apgar score was 5 at 1 min.

Positive pressure ventilation was given for 1 min followed by free flow oxygen.
What finding should the nurse report to the provider? 

A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is 3 weeks postpartum following the birth of a healthy newborn. The client reports feeling down and sad, having no energy, and wanting to cry. What should be the nurse’s priority action?

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