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Keeping the skin incision moist by periodically wetting the dressing is not the recommended care for a myelomeningocele surgical repair. The dressing needs to be kept dry to prevent infection and promote healing.

Removing the tape rapidly from the edges of the dressing during a change is not advised. This could potentially damage the skin and disrupt the healing process.

While it’s important to keep the dressing dry to ensure easy removal of sutures, it’s not the primary concern. The main goal is to protect the incision from contamination.

While it’s good that the client has reduced her alcohol intake, consuming alcohol during pregnancy can cause problems for the baby throughout pregnancy, including before a woman knows she is pregnant. Therefore, praising the client for her actions and offering to discuss ways to decrease consumption even more might not be enough.

Insisting that the client stop all alcohol use and drawing a blood alcohol level at each prenatal visit could be seen as invasive and might not address the underlying issue of alcohol dependency.

Notifying child protective services of the client’s illicit drug use and probable child endangerment is not applicable in this situation as the client has not mentioned any illicit drug use.

Preparing a vacuum is not the first action to take when the fetal head retracts against the perineum during the second stage of labor.

Applying fundal pressure is not typically done when the fetal head retracts against the perineum. Fundal pressure can be used to assist in the delivery of the baby, but it’s not the first action to take in this situation.

Preparing forceps is not the first action to take when the fetal head retracts against the perineum. Forceps are used to assist in the delivery of a baby, but only when necessary.

While using gestures with 1 to 2 word sentences is a developmental milestone, it is typically seen in younger children, around the age of 212.

Using 1 word sentences is a developmental milestone usually achieved by children around the age of 112. By the age of 3, children are typically able to speak in simple sentences with four or more words.

Recognizing most letters and numbers is a skill that is typically developed around the age of 4 or 512. Therefore, expecting a 3-year-old child to recognize most letters and numbers might be too advanced for their developmental stage.

While assessing the station of the presenting part is important during labor, it is not the most crucial assessment following the administration of epidural anesthesia.

Although assessing the variability of the fetal heart rate is important during labor, it is not the most crucial assessment following the administration of epidural anesthesia.

While assessing the level of pain sensation is important to evaluate the effectiveness of the epidural anesthesia, it is not the most crucial assessment following its administration.

Postpartum psychosis is a rare psychiatric emergency that typically presents with delirium and mood disturbances, and it is not directly related to postpartum hemorrhage.

While hard, painful uterine afterpains can occur after childbirth, they are not the highest priority for assessment in a client who experienced a severe postpartum hemorrhage.

Placenta accreta is a condition where the placenta attaches too deeply into the uterine wall. However, it is typically identified during pregnancy or at the time of delivery, not after a postpartum hemorrhage.

Blood pressure variance across extremities is not typically associated with unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure in a toddler.

Hypotension is not a typical finding in toddlers with unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure.

While a pulse oximetry reading within defined limits is ideal, it is not a typical finding in toddlers with unrepaired ventricular septal defect and heart failure.

While multiple gestation can cause an increase in maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MS-AFP) levels, it is not the most likely cause of an elevated MS-AFP level at 17 weeks.

Fetal hypoxia, or lack of oxygen to the fetus, is not typically associated with an increase in MSAFP levels.

Down syndrome is typically associated with lower, not higher, levels of MS-AFP891011.

While inspecting the infant’s ears daily can help detect signs of an ear infection early, it does not prevent recurrent otitis media.

Positioning the infant prone after feeding does not prevent recurrent otitis media and can actually increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.

While breastfeeding frequently can provide numerous health benefits for the infant, it does not specifically prevent recurrent otitis media.