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A client is diagnosed with gestational hypertension and is receiving magnesium sulfate. Which finding would the nurse interpret as indicating magnesium toxicity?

A nurse is teaching a student nurse about Apgar scores in newborns. Which of the following statements by the student demonstrates that they understand the teaching?

A nurse is discussing the use of teach-back methods when evaluating the understanding of teaching, prior to discharge of a newborn. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse provide as an example of teach-back?

A client has not received any medication during her labor. She is having frequent contractions every 2 to 2.5 minutes and has become irritable with her coach and no longer will allow the nurse to palpate her fundus during contractions. Her cervix is 8 cm dilated and 90% effaced. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating:

A nurse is caring for a client who has placenta previa. Which of the following reportable client findings should the nurse expect?

A nurse is caring for a client at 32 weeks of gestation who has been diagnosed with gestational hypertension and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). Which of the following pathophysiological responses should the nurse associate with this diagnosis?

A client calls the nurse triage line concerned about their 1-week-old infant. Which of the following reported manifestations indicate the infant needs to be seen immediately by their health care provider? (Select All that Apply.)

A newborn is experiencing cold stress and is maintaining a temperature below 97.9 F(36.6 C).  The nurse would expect to assess for and

A triage nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for four clients who have just arrived. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first?

A pregnant woman is diagnosed with syphilis comes to the clinic for a visit. The nurse discusses the risk of transmitting the infection to her newborn, explaining that this infection is transmitted to the newborn through the: