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29.  A nurse is providing education to a group of parents about puberty in male adolescents. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? 

The nurse is providing discharge teaching to parents of a newborn who has just undergone a circumcision. Which statement by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose labor is being augmented with oxytocin.  In the past 10 minutes the nurses observes the fetal heart-rate deceleration seen below on 5 occassions.  Variability is minimal. What should the nurse do first? Late decel for final.jpg

Which assessment finding would be expected for a client 12 weeks gestation?

The nurse completes an assessment of several infants.  Which assessment finding should be reported to the provider first?

While shampooing a neonate’s head for the first time, the nurse feels generalized edema that crosses the suture lines.  How would the nurse document this assessment finding?

Calculate the 24 hour net fluid balance for the infant. Received gentamycin in a NS lock, 1.5 mL every 12 hours, with a 0.5 mL NS flush before and after each dose. Feeding order is Enfacare 22 calorie, 40 milliliters NG Q3 hours Voids in milliliters: 40, 45, 34, 35, 40, 42, 45, and 44  [BLANK-1]

Which medication may reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives?

Which pregnant client needs the most immediate attention?  The client who is:

A client 30 weeks gestation with chronic hypertension just completed a biophysical profile that was scored an 8.  The client questions the nurse what this means.  Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?