A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is receiving medroxyprogesterone IM for contraception.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is receiving magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia.
The nurse should recognize which of the following manifestations as an adverse reaction to the medication?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is 2 days postpartum and wants to continue using her diaphragm for contraception.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A client who is at 16 weeks of gestation asks a nurse how to prepare her toddler to have a younger sibling.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A. "You should place your toddler in time-out if she exhibits regressive behavior after the baby is born."

B. "You should move your toddler out of her crib 2 weeks prior to your due date."

C. You should hold your newborn in your arms when you introduce him to your toddler."

D. "You should tell your toddler that the baby will need all your attention, but they will still be important."

A nurse in a newborn nursery is receiving change-of-shift report for four newborns.
Which of the following newborns should the nurse assess first?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in preterm labor and has a new prescription for terbutaline 0.25 mg subcutaneous.
For which of the following findings should the nurse withhold the medication and report to the provider?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is 24 hours postpartum and has decided not to breastfeed.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is assessing the results of a nonstress test for an antepartal client at 35 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse the need for further diagnostic testing?

A nurse is assessing a newborn whose mother had a primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection during pregnancy. The newborn acquired CMV transplacentally.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect the newborn to exhibit?

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 planning care for a client following a chorionic villus sampling.
The nurse should recognize that the client is at risk for developing which of the following complications?