During a regular clinic visit, a patient who is 28 weeks pregnant reports leg cramps.
The nurse teaches the patient measures to relieve the cramps. Which statement would indicate that the patient understands the teaching?

On her first visit, a patient had a baseline hemoglobin of 13.0 gm and a hematocrit of 42.9%.She has been taking ferrous sulfate tablets and eating an iron-rich diet.She returned to the clinic at 30 weeks gestation and has a hemoglobin of 11.0 gm and a hematocrit of 36.3%.She is concerned and confused about why these lab values have gone down.
In responding, which physiological change during pregnancy should the nurse describe to the patient?

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 who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.
On admission, the patient says, “For the past ten hours, I have been leaking small amounts of urine.” Which action should the nurse take initially?

A nurse is observing the internal fetal monitor readings of a laboring client.The fetal heart rate is between 130 and 138 beats per minute, with moderate beat-to-beat variability.
How should the nurse interpret this finding?

A client asks a nurse about breastfeeding, and the nurse discusses the topic with her.
Which statement by the client indicates she needs further instruction?

A client who had pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is now postpartum. A nurse should closely monitor this client for which complication?

On her second postpartum day, the mother of a newborn says, “The doctor says the baby has physiologic jaundice.
Even though it is supposed to be normal, I don’t understand why it occurs.” Which fact regarding physiologic jaundice should form the basis of the nurse’s response?

A nurse is caring for a client with postpartum hemorrhage.
The provider has ordered Methylergonovine 200 mcg intravenously to be administered stat. The nurse should perform which priority assessment prior to administering this medication?

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

The mother of a 4-hour-old newborn reports to a nurse, “My son is producing breast milk.” The nurse’s response should be based on which understanding about newborn physiology? This is:.