A nurse is admitting a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is in preterm labor.

The client has a new prescription for betamethasone and asks the nurse about the purpose of this medication. The nurse should provide which of the following explanations? 

A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to identify as consistent with the diagnosis?

The nurse continues caring for the client:
The client is a 26-year-old female who was in a car accident 6 months s ago that killed her mother, husband, and 2-year-old son. She and her father were the only survivors of the crash. She is seeking care for depression.
Click to indicate whether findings at the next follow-up appointment indicate that the treatment was effective or ineffective. Each row must have one response selected.

A nurse is caring for a newborn 8 hours of age

Which of the following assessment findings require follow-up by the nurse?

Click to highlight the statements in the assessment findings that require follow-up by the nurse.

Axillary temperature 36.1°C (97°F)

Heart rate 160/min

Respiratory rate 78/min

Newborn is sleeping in their birth parent's arms. Awakens with stimulation. Yellow discoloration noted of sclera and oral mucosal Lung sounds clear bilaterally. Nasal flaring present. Fontanel level and soft with large ecchymotic caput succedaneum noted. Blood-tinged mucus noted at the vaginal opening. Has voided and stooled one time since birth. Uric acid crystals observed in the urine. Breastfed x 1 in the past 6 hr for 10 min

A nurse receives a mother and baby in postpartum. The baby is approximately 2 hours old. During the assessment of the baby the nurse recognizes the following symptoms of transient tachypnea of the newborn except for-

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postpartum following a vaginal birth. Which of the following findings indicates the client's bladder is distended?

A nurse is caring for a client who is considering several methods of contraception. Which of the following methods of contraception should the nurse identify as being most reliable?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who has hydrocephalus. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to find?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pelvic inflammatory disease as a consequence of a sexually transmitted infection, and will need intravenous antibiotic therapy. The client tells the nurse, "My parents think I am a virgin. I don't think I can tell them I have this kind of an infection." Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hr postpartum. The nurse notes that the client soaked a perineal pad in 10 min, the client's skin color is ashen, and she states she feels weak and light headed. After applying oxygen via nonrebreather face mask at 10 L/min which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who has myelomeningocele. Which of the following nursing goals has the priority in the care of this infant?