A nurse is reinforcing teaching about reducing perineal infection with a client following a vaginal delivery. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

A new mother states that her infant must be cold because the baby’s hands and feet are blue. This common and temporary condition is called what?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a newborn immediately following birth. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is 12 hr postpartum. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of a postpartum complication?

A nurse is caring for a client who reports unrelieved episiotomy pain 8 hr following a vaginal birth. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is caring for an infant who is small for her gestational age (SGA). Which intervention is of highest priority for this infant who is at risk for hypoglycemia?

What are the most common causes for subinvolution of the uterus?

A nurse is teaching a new mother the best method to store milk and use it later for feeding. She explains that the breast milk should never be thawed or heated in a microwave oven because of the following reasons. Please select all that apply

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hr postpartum and observes a large amount of lochia rubra and several small clots on the client’s perineal pad. The fundus is midline and firm at the umbilicus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who is 3 days postoperative following a cesarean birth. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse that further teaching is needed??

A primiparous woman is in the taking-in stage of psychosocial recovery and adjustment after childbirth. Recognizing the needs of women during this stage, how should the nurse respond?