The nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate to a laboring client whose blood pressure has increased from 110/60 mmHg to 140/90 mmHg Which nursing protocol has the highest priority?

Assessment findings of a 4-hour-old newborn include: axillary temperature of 96.8° F (35.8° C), heart rate of 150 beats/minute with a soft murmur, irregular respiratory rate at 64 breaths/minute, jitteriness, hypotonic and weak cry. Based on these findings, which action should the nurse implement?

Which type of anesthesia, used with a client in labor, produces a loss of sensation only to the vagina and perineum?

The nurse is caring for a client who delivered 6 hours ago. Assessment findings reveal a boggy uterus that is displaced above and to the right of the umbilicus. Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse receives a newborn within the first minutes after a vaginal delivery and intervenes to establish adequate respirations. What priority issue should the nurse address to ensure the newborn's survival?

The nurse is reviewing a woman's health care record during her first prenatal visit. The client has a history of chicken pox as a child and syphills as a teenager. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

After breast-feeding 10 minutes at each breast, a new mother calls the nurse to the postpartum room to help change the newborn's diaper. As the mother begins the diaper change, the newborn spits up the breast milk. What action should the nurse implement first?

The nurse examines a client who is admitted in active labor and determines the cervix is 3 cm dilated 50% effaced, and the presenting part is at 0 station. An hour later. she tells the nurse that she wants to go to the bathroom. Which action should the nurse implement first?

The nurse is assessing a newborn who was precipitously delivered at 38-weeks gestation The newborn is tremulous, tachycardic, and hypertensive. Which assessment action is most important for the nurse to implement?

The healthcare provider prescribes oxytocin 2 milliunits/minute to induce labor for a client at 41-weeks gestation. The nurse initiates an infusion of Ringer's Lactate solution 1000 mL with oxytocin 10 units. How many mL/hour should the nurse program the infusion pump? (Enter numeric value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number)

A new mother who is breastfeeding her 4-week-old infant and has type 1 diabetes, reports that her insulin needs have decreased since the birth of her child. Which action should the nurse implement?