nurse hears a client in active labor say to her husband, “Don’t touch me.
Stay away.” The husband states, “I don’t know what to do. Everything I do is wrong.” Which response by the nurse would be the most supportive?

A patient who is 37 weeks pregnant and has gestational diabetes is admitted to the labor and delivery unit for induction.
The patient is placed on an external fetal monitor and receives an epidural anesthesia.Which action should the nurse take to identify a potential side effect of the epidural?

When a client reports using cocaine during her current pregnancy, which laboratory study should a nurse anticipate?

A patient who is at 34 weeks gestation reports having discomfort from hemorrhoids.
The nurse discusses with the patient strategies for pregnant women who have hemorrhoids.The patient returns to the clinic in 2 weeks.Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching regarding hemorrhoid management?

A client had a laparoscopic bilateral tubal ligation (BTL) in the delivery room. Which intervention should a nurse plan to include in this client’s postoperative care?

A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor. The nurse performs Leopold’s maneuvers to determine the fetal position.
While the nurse is palpating the patient’s abdomen, she suddenly says, “I feel dizzy.I feel as if I’m going to faint.” Which action should the nurse take first?

A 14-year-old patient is 10 weeks pregnant.
In order to plan nutritional counseling for this patient, the nurse should have which understanding about adolescents’ nutritional needs during pregnancy?

A 22-year-old primigravida visits the antepartal clinic in her third month of pregnancy. She has had diabetes mellitus for the past 7 years.
During the visit to the clinic, the nurse and patient discuss diabetes mellitus and pregnancy.Which comment by the patient would indicate a need for further instruction?

A patient has been instructed to increase the protein in her diet.
Which statement by the patient shows a need for further instruction?

A nurse is caring for a patient being evaluated for sexually transmitted infection (STI).A negative rapid plasma reagin (RPR) indicates that a patient is probably not infected with which STI?

A client who is two weeks postpartum calls the office and tells a nurse, "l am having a small amount of brownish discharge from my vagina." Which response is appropriate for the nurse to make?