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The nurse is providing care for a pediatric patient whose family culture is Hispanic. Which action is best when the nurse notices the patient is eating poorly at meals and rejecting snacks?

The nurse is providing care to a hospitalized 1-year-old patient. The nurse locks the exits per protocol to prevent the removal of the child from the unit. The grandparents become angry about this, because they want to take the infant outside for “some fresh air.” What is the appropriate measure that the staff take to promote patient safety and professionalism?

A nurse is providing care to an adolescent patient. Which statement by the nurse is most likely to enhance communication with the patient?

The RN is caring for a postpartum patient who delivered vaginally a little over 12 hours ago. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the on-call doctor?

The RN is caring for a postpartum patient who delivered vaginally a little over 12 hours ago. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the on-call doctor?

The nurse is prioritizing her cares for the primiparous client who delivered 10 hours ago. Based on knowledge of phases of maternal adaptation after delivery, which of the following should the nurse include in her plan?

The nurse is caring for a patient who is over 24 hours post-op from her C-section. The RN identifies the following as a priority intervention for her shift:

A patient who is 4 days postpartum after a vaginal delivery will be seen by the home visit nurse today. Which of the following assessment findings would the home visit nurse recognize as abnormal?

The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who had a perineal laceration at delivery 2 hours ago. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform at this time?

The RN is taking care of a patient on her second postpartum day. At 2300 the patient puts on her call light and complains that she woke up drenched in sweat. She is worried that she is ill. The nurse’s next best action is to: