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 in labor who is experiencing incomplete uterine relaxation between hypertonic contractions.

What adverse effect does the nurse recognize as a result of this contraction pattern?

A nurse is providing care for a client who is in preterm labor at 32 weeks of gestation.

Which medication should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe to accelerate fetal lung maturity?

A nurse is attending to a patient who is in preterm labor at 32 weeks of gestation. The patient asks the nurse, “Will my baby be okay?” What should the nurse respond?

A nurse is caring for a laboring patient with an external fetal monitor. The nurse notices late decelerations on the monitor strip.

What does the nurse interpret this as indicating?

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is attending to a client in labor. The nurse applies an external fetal monitor and toco transducer.

The FHR is around 140/min.

Contractions are every 8 min and 30 to 40 seconds in duration.

The nurse performs a vaginal exam and finds the cervix is 2 cm dilated, 50% effaced, and the fetus is at a -2 station.

Which stage and phase of labor is this client experiencing?

A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who is postoperative following scoliosis repair with Harrington rod instrumentation.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

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 caring for a pregnant client and reviewing signs of complications that should be promptly reported to the provider.

Which of the following should be included?

A nurse is caring for a newborn and hears an apical heart rate of 130/min. What should the nurse do next?

A nurse is providing care for a newborn suspected of having neonatal abstinence syndrome. Which symptom would support this diagnosis?