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 in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A nurse is caring for a newborn immediately following birth. After assuring a patent airway, what is the priority nursing action?

A nurse is caring for a newborn 1 hr following birth.

Medical History 1000:

39- week gestation

Emergency cesarean birth for abruptio placenta and non-reassuring fetal heart rate
Apgar 5 at 1 min 8 at 5 min

Positive pressure ventilation given for 1 min followed by free flow oxygen Select the 5 findings the nurse should report to the provider.

A nurse in an antepartum unit is triaging clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate to treat pre-eclampsia.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is caring for a client who just delivered a newborn. Following the delivery, which nursing action should be done first to care for the newborn?

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a vaginal birth 3 hr ago. Upon palpation, the fundus is displaced to the right of midline, is firm, and is two fingerbreadths above the umbilicus. Which of the following actions should the nurse complete at this time?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor with 7 cm of cervical dilation and 100% effacement. The fetus is at 1+ station, and the client's amniotic membranes are intact. The client

suddenly states that she needs to push. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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 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?