The nurse is assessing the knowledge of new parents with a child born with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD). This is an autosomal recessive inherited disorder, which means that:

During labor a fetus with an average heart rate of 135 beats/min over a 10-minute period would be considered to have:

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following can the nurse anticipate as a part of the treatment plan for an ectopic pregnancy?

Which of the following examples best demonstrates a public health nurse working upstream?

A woman in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone (Celestane) intramuscularly. The purpose of this pharmacologic treatment is to:

A bioterrorism attack occurred locally in which people were exposed to anthrax. As the nurse, you understand the main priority would be:

The postpartum nurse identifies a newborn born to a mother positive for hepatitis B. The nurse reports the birth to the department of health for data collection. This is an example of:

A cesarean section would be most appropriate for which of the following clients?

The nurse is caring for a 30-week gestation client who was loaded on a magnesium sulfate infusion one hour ago for preterm labor. Which of the following assessment findings would warrant the infusion to be discontinued immediately?

The home health nurse is assessing a 17-year-old pregnant client at 34 weeks of gestation who has been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Upon assessment, the nurse finds that the client has gained 2 pounds in the past week and her blood pressure is 144/92 mmHg. Which assessment finding would require further action by the nurse?

The nurse recognizes that a nonstress test (NST) in which two or more fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations of 15 beats/min or more occur with fetal movement in a 20-minute period is: