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A patient has a frequent history of Candida infections in recent years. What finding in the patient’s chart would indicate a potential etiology for this occurrence?

A nurse on the perinatal unit receives reports from the nurse aide on four patients who all gave birth within the last 4 hours. Which patient should the nurse assess first?

A patient in the clinic is providing a return demonstration of a breast self-examination (BSE) to the nurse. What finding indicates that additional instruction is needed?

  A nurse is reviewing the wet mount slide of a patient. What type of clinical condition should the nurse suspect?

Which observation made by the nurse indicates potential concern for a newborn who is being discharged from the hospital?

The nurse is working with a pregnant patient who suffers from heartburn in her pregnancy. Which behavior indicates to the nurse that the patient understands how to effectively prevent symptom occurrences?

The nursing instructor explains to a class that the important effects of follicle stimulating hormone include which of the following?

The nurse caring for a laboring patient four hours post-amniotomy notes the fetal baseline has increased to 180 bpm. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse working with a patient with premenstrual syndrome (PMS) wants to take vitamins to help alleviate clinical symptoms. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

The prenatal clinic nurse meets with a 30-year-old patient who is experiencing her first pregnancy. The patient’s quadruple-marker screen result is negative at 17 weeks of gestation. Which action by the nurse is most important?