The nurse is caring for a client on the postpartum unit who…

The nurse is caring for a client on the postpartum unit who tells the nurse that she developed mastitis after her first baby was born. She does not want to develop it again. She asks the nurse about ways to reduce the risk for mastitis. The nurse instructs her to

A client presents to the triage unit of labor & delivery. He…

A client presents to the triage unit of labor & delivery. Her first birth was by cesarean section at 24 weeks gestational age. The client is contracting every two to three minutes and is 4 cm dilated and 100% effaced. The nurse assesses her abdomen and notes a vertical skin incision from below the umbilicus to the pubic symphysis. What question does the nurse ask to assure a safe delivery?

You are taking goniometric measurements of the wrist and not…

You are taking goniometric measurements of the wrist and note that on passive motions the patient has full range of motion. However, when the patient moves the wrist into radial deviation, the patient is quite limited. You suspect weakness due to involvement of which spinal segments?