A nursery nurse is performing a shift assessment on a baby who was born 8 hours ago via a vacuum-assisted vaginal birth and notices caput succedaneum. Which of the following statements regarding caput succedaneum is correct?

A nurse practicing in the perinatal setting should promote kangaroo care regardless of an infant's gestational age. Which statement regarding this intervention is most appropriate?

The nurse is assessing the knowledge of new parents with a child born with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). This is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, which means that:

Which major neonatal complication is carefully monitored after the birth of the infant of a diabetic mother?

A patient arrives at OB triage with a complaint of vaginal bleeding. The nurse would prioritize all of the following questions during the assessment except:

For clinical purposes, the most accurate definition of preterm and post-term infants is defined as what?

Which client is displaying health literacy at the basic functional level?

Educating a client about starting nifedipine (Procardia) for preterm labor prevention, the nurse knows that her educational plan for this client should include which of the following?

A woman in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone (Celestane) intramuscularly. The purpose of this pharmacologic treatment is to:

The home health nurse is assessing a 17-year-old pregnant client at 34 weeks of gestation who has been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Upon assessment, the nurse finds that the client has gained 2 pounds in the past week and her blood pressure is 144/92 mmHg. Which assessment finding would require further action by the nurse?

A pregnant woman is being discharged from the hospital after the placement of a cervical cerclage because of a history of recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary to an incompetent cervix. Which information regarding postprocedural care should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching?