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.

The client is awake and alert, interacting with parents at the bedside.
She has thin, copious mucus from her nose and mouth and a cough.
She took her bottle in 20 minutes, with no issues.
The client’s monitor alarmed, oxygen saturation is 59%. She is cyanotic.
The client was placed in a knee-to-chest position, and the rapid response team was called.
What could be the potential cause of the client’s condition?

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?

After a 14-day antibiotic treatment for bacterial meningitis in an infant, the nurse is preparing the family for discharge. What information should the nurse include?

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?

During the admission procedure of a school-age child, the child states, “I’m going to have an operation.”. What is the best response for the nurse to provide to this child?

A father observing his newborn’s admission to the nursery notices that eye ointment is applied to the infant’s eyes.

He asks the nurse about the purpose of the ointment.

What would be the correct response from the nurse regarding the purpose of the ointment?

The nurse is providing information to a parent of a six-month old about vaccinations.
Which statement made by the parent should the nurse recognize as understanding the information?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide to the client? Select all that apply. 

A 3-year-old male was brought into the emergency room this morning with a sudden onset of “fast and noisy breathing”. According to his parents, he had sneezing and a runny nose last week but seemed to have recovered.

The child lives with 2 older, school-age siblings, his parents, and 3 dogs.

He was born at 37 weeks’ gestation.

The parents deny smoking, but his grandmother cares for him in the afternoons and smokes outside when she is at the house.

He has no significant medical history.

He has received all vaccines except for those due at 3 years.

Upon exam, the child is… Which two items must the nurse ensure are available before attempting to place the intravenous line?