A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is at 17 weeks of gestation and is scheduled to have a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) determination.

Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A client arrives at the clinic very excitedly and reports a positive home pregnancy test.

The nurse cautions that the home pregnancy test is considered a presumptive sign and will assess the client for which sign to confirm pregnancy.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of an 8-month-old infant who will be admitted for surgery. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is talking to a parent about signs of developmental hip dysplasia and understands that which of the following is NOT a sign?

An infant suffered from a fracture of the humerus and requires traction that uses pins, wires, and tongs.

What type of traction is this?

A nurse is collecting data from a child who is descending stairs by placing both feet on each step and holding on to the railing.

This behavior is developmentally appropriate at which of the following ages?

A nurse is caring for a client who is threatening to commit suicide. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask?

The nurse is doing neurovascular checks on a child who has had a cast applied to treat a fracture.

The nurse observes for diminished or absent sensation and numbness or tingling. In doing this, the nurse is monitoring which symptom?

A nurse is discussing the importance of good nutrition to a young pregnant client. The nurse would point out that the growing fetus is getting nutrition from the mother via which structure?

A nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and reports constipation.

Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in the second stage of labor.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?