The mother visits her infant in the nursery.
The nurse shows the mother how to place her finger in the palm of the baby’s hand so that the baby will squeeze her finger.This behavior on the nurse’s part reflects an understanding of which principle?

On her first visit, a patient had a baseline hemoglobin of 13.0 gm and a hematocrit of 42.9%.She has been taking ferrous sulfate tablets and eating an iron-rich diet.She returned to the clinic at 30 weeks gestation and has a hemoglobin of 11.0 gm and a hematocrit of 36.3%.She is concerned and confused about why these lab values have gone down.
In responding, which physiological change during pregnancy should the nurse describe to the patient?

A patient who is 34 weeks pregnant attends the antepartal clinic and is diagnosed with mild pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). The decision is made to treat the patient at home.
Which instruction would be most appropriate to give to the patient?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is placed in a neutral thermal environment.What is the desired outcome of this measure?

A nurse is explaining physiological jaundice to a nursing student.Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing risk factors for neonatal physiological jaundice?

A nurse is observing the internal fetal monitor readings of a laboring client.The fetal heart rate is between 130 and 138 beats per minute, with moderate beat-to-beat variability.
How should the nurse interpret this finding?

A patient is receiving magnesium sulfate.Which side effect should the nurse monitor for with this patient?

The mother of a 4-hour-old newborn reports to a nurse, “My son is producing breast milk.” The nurse’s response should be based on which understanding about newborn physiology? This is:.

A patient who is 17 weeks pregnant shares several pieces of information with the nurse.
Which statement made by the patient would indicate the patient is at risk for having an infant with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)?

A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant and has tested positive for a chlamydial infection asks the nurse to discuss the baby's risk of becoming infected.Which information should the nurse include in discussion with the patient?

A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.
On admission, the patient says, “For the past ten hours, I have been leaking small amounts of urine.” Which action should the nurse take initially?