To prevent heat loss from convection in a newborn, which action by the nurse is best?

A client in latent phase of labor for the past 12 hours is requesting medication to help her rest.

After an amniotomy, which action by the nurse takes priority?

The priority nursing care of the newborn immediately after birth includes all except:.

A mother is upset because her newborn has lost 6 ounces since birth 2 days ago. The nurse informs the mother that it is normal for a newborn to lose which percentage of their birth weight within the first week of life?

When assessing a newborn 1 hour after birth, the nurse measures an axillary temperature of 95.8° F (35.4° C), an apical pulse of 114 beats per minute, and a respiratory rate of 60 breaths per minute. The nurse would identify which area as the priority?

While assisting with a vacuum extraction birth, what should the nurse immediately report to the physician?

The nurse notes a nonreassuring pattern of the fetal heart rate. The mother is already lying on her left side. What nursing action is indicated?

Erin gives birth to a boy. The nurse notes the following on the baby at 1 minute: heart rate is 138 bpm, loud vigorous crying, spontaneous movement and flexion of the extremities, and pink skin color except for a bluish color of the hands and feet. What Apgar score will be assigned to the baby?

A woman gave birth vaginally to a 9-pound, 12-ounce girl yesterday. Her primary health care provider has written orders for perineal ice packs, use of a sitz bath tid, and a stool softener. What information is most closely correlated with these orders?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who was born at 37 weeks of gestation and is 12 hours old.

Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the newborn is most likely experiencing, two actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and two parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the newborn's progress.