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The nurse is preparing information for a client who has just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Which instruction should the nurse prioritize in this information?

The nurse is teaching a client who is diagnosed with preeclampsia how to monitor her condition. The nurse determines the client needs more instruction after making which statement?

The nurse is preparing the client so that the health care provider can ripen the client’s cervix for induction of labor. The nurse predicts the health care provider will probably use which most commonly used mechanical method?

The nursing instructor is teaching a group of nursing students about the various responsibilities of the labor and delivery medical team. The instructor determines the session is successful when the students correctly choose which function as the primary role of the LPN/LVN members of the team?

The nurse is admitting a client at 23 weeks’ gestation in preparation for induction and delivery after it was determined the fetus had died secondary to trauma. When asked by the client to explain what went wrong, the nurse can point out which potential cause for this loss?

The nurse is assessing a 35-year-old woman at 22 weeks’ gestation who has had recent laboratory work. The nurse notes fasting blood glucose 146 mg/dl (8.10 mmol/L), hemoglobin 13 g/dl (130 g/L), and hematocrit 37% (0.37). Based on these results, which instruction should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is preparing to teach a pregnant client with iron deficiency anemia about the various iron-rich foods to include in her diet. Which food should the nurse point out will help increase the absorption of her iron supplement?

A nurse is educating parents about bottle feeding. Which statement requires further education?

The health care provider has ordered a cesarean birth for an exhausted client who has been in labor for many hours with the fetus now showing increasing signs of distress. As the client and partner express disappointment in not having a natural birth (and anxiety in not knowing what will now happen), which response will the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is caring for a client who has remained in stable condition at 37 weeks’ gestation. The client’s condition suddenly changes. Which assessment change should the nurse prioritize?