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You receive a newborn male born at 35 weeks gestation to the NICU. You notice the infant with grunting and chest retractions. Upon chest x-ray, the infant is found to have patchy infiltrates and hyperaeration. Which syndrome do you suspect the newborn is experiencing?

A client was being treated with magnesium sulfate during labor. She is now on the postpartum unit. The nurse should be aware that the client is at risk for which of the following complications of magnesium sulfate therapy?

You are a new nursery nurse working on a mother-baby unit. You notice signs of jaundice in a newborn baby girl. What would be the next step in the plan of care of this baby?

A woman from Puerto Rico delivered a baby boy two days ago and is complaining of perineal pain 5 out of 10 on the pain scale due to her 2nd degree laceration. Which intervention may be viewed as “harmful” due to cultural beliefs?

 When developing an educational plan for a new postpartum client, which item should be included in the teaching?

You are the nurse caring for a newborn that was just delivered via vaginal delivery. You are to perform the APGAR scores on this neonate. He has the following initial assessment: heart rate 122; respirations 30 breaths per minute they are shallow and irregular; he has cyanosis of his hands and feet; he grimaces when suctioned with the bulb syringe; extremities are moving and they return to flexion with no assistance. What is his APGAR score at one minute?

To create a new object from a Dog class and assign it to the variable oPuppy, you would type:

Archimedes’ principle is applied clinically in a hygrometer device.

Which of the following medical gases cannot be maintained in the liquid form at room temperature? (Multiple Answers)

The nurse practitioner student is practicing the respiratory physical exam. Which of the following is the correct order?