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When assessing a newborn 2 hours after delivery, the nursery nurse knows to report which danger signs? (Select all that apply)

The nurse assessing a newborn knows that the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn is

A 45-year-old male has been diagnosed with secondary syphilis. Which assessment findings would the nurse expect during this phase? 

Which is the correct fetal position using the picture below?   

The nurse is assessing a 16-year-old sexually active patient in the family practice clinic. The patient’s symptoms include breakthrough vaginal bleeding, abdominal pain, nausea, and fever. The health care provider obtains cultures of the cervical epithelial cells during a Pap smear and orders doxycycline 100mg orally twice a day for 7 days for her and her partner. The nurse understands that this prescription is consistent with the treatment of which medical diagnosis? 

A client is in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. Which hormonal change is most significant during this phase?

A patient who is 39 weeks is in active labor. The patient states she feels as if something is coming out of her vagina. Upon assessment, the nurse discovers that the umbilical cord is protruding from the vagina. What should be the nurse’s initial priority action? 

After receiving shift report in the well-newborn nursery, the nurse should see which newborn first?

The nurse is performing a vaginal examination on a client in labor. The nurse finds the fetal presenting part 1 cm above the ischial spines. How should the nurse document the fetal station?

A nurse is assessing a newborn who is jittery, diaphoretic, hypothermic and has poor feeding. What laboratory value would the nurse correlate with this condition?