A nurse is caring for a newborn who is 72 hours old.
The newborn has a Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (NAS) score of 20. The nurse is planning to contact the provider regarding the newborn’s status.Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate?

A nurse is caring for a client who is a primigravida, at term, and having contractions but is unsure if she is in labor. Which of the following should the nurse recognize as a sign of true labor?

A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected to have an ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation. What symptoms should the nurse expect to observe that are consistent with this diagnosis?

A nurse is providing care for a pregnant patient.

The patient’s medical history includes Gravida 4 Para 3, 32 weeks of gestation, and a BMI of 32. The patient has a history of two newborns weighing over 4.5 kg (10 lb) and a family history of type one diabetes mellitus (maternal). The fetal heart tones are 140/min via doppler.

Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse plan to implement? Select the three actions the nurse should plan to take.

A nurse is caring for a term macrosomic newborn whose mother has poorly controlled type 2 diabetes. The newborn has respiratory distress syndrome.
The nurse should be aware that the most likely cause of the respiratory distress is which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum.
The nurse notes that the client soaked a perineal pad in 10 minutes, the client’s skin color is ashen, and she states she feels weak and light-headed.
After applying oxygen via a non-rebreather face mask at 10 L/min, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.

Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who comes to the emergency department reporting severe abdominal pain in the left lower quadrant.

The provider suspects a ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following signs indicates to the nurse that the client has blood in the peritoneum?

A nurse is caring for a client who just delivered a newborn.
Following the delivery, which nursing action should be done first to care for the newborn?

A nurse is preparing to administer magnesium sulfate IV to a client who is experiencing preterm labor. Which of the following is the priority nursing assessment for this client?