A nurse is providing care to a client who is receiving an epidural block with an opioid analgesic.

Which of the following findings should the nurse monitor as a potential adverse effect of the medication?

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 client who is 48 hr postpartum and has a deep vein thrombosis. How should the nurse interpret the findings 24 hr later?

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following the delivery of a stillborn fetus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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 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 client who is 1 hour postpartum and has uterine atony. The client is exhibiting a large amount of vaginal bleeding.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

“A nurse is caring for a patient who is at 37 weeks of gestation and is being tested for Group B Streptococcus (GBS). The patient is multigravida and multipara with no history of GBS.

She asks the nurse why the test was not conducted earlier in her pregnancy. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?”

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client following a tubal ligation procedure. Which statement by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is performing a nutritional assessment for a client during their first prenatal visit at 12 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings indicates that the client should be referred to a registered dietician?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 19-year-old patient who is at 18 weeks of gestation.

The patient presents with reports of nausea and vomiting for the past several weeks, which has worsened in severity. The patient states that they have been unable to retain even clear fluids for the past 48 hours.

The patient reports no pain.

The patient reports a history of migraines and asthma.

What condition is the patient 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 patient’s progress?