Author: Anonymous

A nurse working in the newborn nursery is preparing to return a newborn to the mother. Which of the following should the nurse verify? (Select all that apply.)

A client is concerned that her newborn has “crossed eyes.” Which of the following statements is a therapeutic response by the nurse?

A nurse is collecting data from a newborn and notes a swollen area on the head that does not cross the suture line. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who gave birth one week ago. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of endometritis?

A nurse is collecting data from a newborn who weighs 5,160 g (11 lb, 6 oz) and whose mother has diabetes mellitus. For which of the following data should the nurse monitor?

​A nurse is collecting data from a newborn immediately after delivery by a client who was at 42 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

​A nurse is caring for a newborn who is small for gestational age (SGA). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is assisting a client out of bed for the first time since delivery. The client becomes frightened when she passes a large amount of lochia. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 12 hr postpartum. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is assisting in the care of a newborn immediately following birth. The nurse notes mucus bubbling out of the newborn’s mouth and nose. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?