A patient in active labor is prescribed oxytocin 12 milliunits/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains 5 units of oxytocin in 500 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution.

How many mL/hour should the nurse set the infusion pump to? (Enter numerical value only) .

A woman is in the second stage of labor where the fetal head has just been born and the nurse observes the immediate retraction of the head against the perineum.
What action should the nurse expect to perform to assist the healthcare provider?

A patient in active labor is prescribed oxytocin 12 milliunits/min intravenously (IV). The IV bag contains 5 units of oxytocin in 500 mL of lactated Ringer’s solution.

How many mL/hour should the nurse set the infusion pump to? (Enter numerical value only) .

The nurse is caring for a client who is 40-weeks gestation in active labor and has received epidural anesthesia.

What is the most important assessment for the nurse to conduct following the administration of epidural anesthesia?

A client at 28-weeks gestation whose hemoglobin level is 10.7 g/dL (107 g/L) and hematocrit is 32.3% (0.323 volume fraction), tells the nurse that she eats plenty of green vegetables.
When the client asks the nurse how the pregnancy might affect the laboratory findings, which information should the nurse provide?

The nurse is caring for a child who has had a unilateral long-leg cast applied for the correction of club foot.
What is the most important action for the nurse to perform?

The nurse is instructing the parent of a 10-year-old child newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) on how to administer subcutaneous insulin injections.

The parent expresses a fear of needles and is unable to perform the procedure.

What intervention should the nurse implement?

The nurse is reviewing a client’s chart.

Click to highlight areas of client history and physical below that increase the risk for postpartum hemorrhage.

Client was middle-aged and married.

She was in labor for 25 hours and forceps were used to assist with the delivery.

She was given an epidural for anesthesia that was effective.

The labor and delivery nurse reported that the client had a 4th degree laceration, and her pain was currently at a 4 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.

Her vital signs were stable, and she was catheterized for 500 mL of light-yellow urine just prior to delivery.

Her spouse was at the bedside for delivery.

What other symptoms is the nurse likely to note in a child diagnosed with epiglottitis?

The nurse finds that an infant admitted for surgical repair of an inguinal hernia voids a urinary stream from the ventral surface of the penis.
What action should the nurse take?

The current vital signs for a primipara who delivered vaginally during the previous shift are: temperature 100.4° F (38° C), heart rate 58 beats/minute, respiratory rate 16 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 130/74 mm Hg. Which action should the nurse implement?