Sarah, a 34-year-old pregnant woman, has had a blood pressure consistently ranging from 140/90 to 160/98 since she was 26. Her weight gain and urinalysis have been normal.

What is this condition called? At 32 weeks’ gestation, Sarah experiences a seizure.

Her blood pressure has been elevated since 28 weeks, her urine dipstick shows 4+ protein, and she exhibits generalized edema.

What is this condition called?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and received terbutaline. What findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse midwife is examining a client who is a primigravida at 42 weeks of gestation and states that she believes she is in labor.

Which of the following findings confirm to the nurse that the client is in labor?

A nurse is preparing to measure an infant’s vital signs.

Which of the following sites should the nurse use to assess the heart rate?

A nurse is monitoring a patient in labor who has received epidural anesthesia for pain management. What should the nurse recognize as a potential complication from the epidural block?

A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old child who was brought in by parents due to unexplained bruising and red spots on the child’s shoulders, thighs, and back.

The parents report that the child has had a cold for more than 2 months and over-the-counter medications have not helped relieve the cold symptoms. The child had a small nosebleed “a few minutes ago” and reports “my arms and legs hurt all over.”. The nurse is reviewing the assessment findings and diagnostic results.

For each assessment finding, specify if the finding is consistent with sickle cell anemia or hemophilia.

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a postpartum client who had a cesarean birth and reports urinary incontinence when sneezing or coughing.

What should the nurse recommend?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client in the first trimester of pregnancy.

The client’s health record includes this data: G3 T1 P0 A1 L1. How should the nurse interpret this information? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assessing a postpartum client for fundal height, location, and consistency. The fundus is found to be displaced laterally to the right, and there is uterine atony. Which of the following is the cause of the uterine atony?

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation and has a diagnosis of placenta previa. What is the priority nursing action?

A nurse is assisting with the assessment of a newborn who was born at 32 weeks of gestation.

The newborn’s birth weight is 1,100 g. What are the expected findings in this newborn? (Select all that apply.)