When teaching parents about mandatory newborn screening, which of the following is the most important rationale for why the newborn screening test is given (often called PKU because this was the test mandated)?

Place the cursor at where step #3 of Leopold's maneuver is performed.

Amniotic fluid is important for maintaining fetal wellbeing. The nurse knows teaching needs to be reinforced when the nurse hears a woman making which statement to her husband?

A patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension is admitted complaining of pounding headache and epigastric pain. Nursing care is based on the knowledge that these signs indicate:

LC's VE (6/80/-1) indicates which of the following (there are 3 correct choices)?

You are caring for a patient who is having an epidural placed for pain during labor. Which medication should be kept in the room for easy access in case the patient has hypotension?

The nurse is working in a prenatal clinic. The first patient is a 21 yo. who is 12 weeks pregnant having her first baby. During the history the nurse discovers that she has a cat at home, and she is not stable relationship. She states she has had multiple partners and is uncertain who is the father of her baby. This is her first prenatal visit and she has lab work done. While all lab results are important the nurse will look closely at which of the following results based upon this history? (Select all that apply. Partial Credit will be given).

A man calls the nurses’ station stating that his wife, who delivered four days ago, is happy one minute and crying the next. The man says, "She was never like this before the baby was born. What would be the best response by the nurse?

A woman had a recommended caloric intake of 2000 calories per day before becoming pregnant. She delivers and is breastfeeding. How many calories per day is recommended for her now?

A client who is 36 weeks with a breech presentation and diagnosed with a placenta previa asks the nurse if she can have an external version and deliver vaginally. The best answer by the nurse would be which of the following?