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Prior to a woman’s receiving an epidural block during labor, an important nursing measure is to administer at least 500 ml to 1000 ml of IV fluids.  The rationale behind this nursing measure is to? 

The nurse is assessing a small-for-gestational-age newborn who had an older sibling who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).  Which should the nurse include in the newborns plan of care based on these data?

Every baby must have the state’s mandatory metabolic newborn labs drawn before discharge. The nurse prepares to obtain the blood sample from the newborns __________ ? 

The nurse is caring for a 37 week gestation, G2 P1 client with Preeclampsia. The client has just been started on magnesium sulfate at 2g/hr.  BP is 198/102, P 96, R 16, Temp 99.0 and DTR’s are 3+.  The client suddenly complains of severe abdominal pain.  The nurse assesses the client and notes a board-like abdomen on palpation and no vaginal bleeding.  FH strip shows a prolonged deceleration.  The nurse knows that these s/s are indicative of what medical emergency?

The physician ordered ampicillin 180 mg by mouth every 6 hours for a child who weighs 32 pounds.  The safe dose range for ampicillin is 25-50 mg/kg/day.  Is it true that the ordered daily dose is safe for this child?

During a non-stress test of a 38 week gestation mother, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate accelerates 30 beats per minute lasting about 40 seconds twice over a 20 minute tracing and the mother reports fetal movement.  The nurse would interpret this test to be?

The nurse is assessing newborns in the nursery.  Which assessment finding places a newborn at risk for developing physiologic jaundice?

Which of the items listed below is NOT considered PHI?

A newly admitted client at 32 weeks’ gestation is experiencing a sudden onset of intense nausea and a frontal headache for the past 2 days. The client’s initial blood pressure is 158/98, and she reports scant urination over the past 24 hours. Which intervention should the nurse anticipate implementing?

The perinatal nurse assisting with establishing lactation is aware that acute mastitis can be minimized by which of the following interventions?