A patient diagnosed with preeclampsia is admitted to the hospital and prescribed magnesium sulfate therapy.
What is the purpose of administering magnesium sulfate to this patient?

A patient has decided to bottle-feed her twins.The nurse should give this patient which instruction to help alleviate breast engorgement?

During a class for women in the second trimester of pregnancy, the nurse discusses methods to alleviate back pain.
Which statement by a class member would indicate the need for additional instruction?

A newborn develops hyperbilirubinemia when 24 hours old and is prescribed phototherapy.
Which measure is an important part of this newborn’s care plan?

Which measure should be the nurse’s priority when caring for a set of twins delivered by cesarean delivery?

A 38-year-old primigravida returns to the clinic at 16 weeks gestation for an alpha-fetoprotein test.She asks a nurse, "Why do lI need this test?".Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?

A client with a history of diabetes mellitus (T1 D) is 32 weeks pregnant.The client returns to the clinic for a scheduled ultrasound and non-stress test.
What should the nurse expect the non-stress test to determine?

A client who is 22 weeks pregnant with a twin gestation comes to the clinic.
The nurse instructs the client in self-care for the third trimester of pregnancy. Which statement made by the client would indicate the need for further teaching?

The fetal monitor indicates that a patient is having contractions every three to four minutes with late fetal decelerations.Which action should the nurse take first?

The nurse provides a 16-year-old client with information concerning expected and possible changes during pregnancy.
Which statement, if made by the client, would indicate that she understands the information?

A patient is scheduled for an amniocentesis when she is 18 weeks pregnant. Which instruction concerning amniocentesis should the nurse give to the patient?