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The nurse is caring for a pregnant woman with preeclampsia with severe features  Which intervention should the nurse include to decrease the risk of eclampsia?

A woman who delivered her infant 12 hours ago (infant weighed 4100 grams) is complaining of persistent perineal pain despite administration of 600 mg of ibuprofen 1 hour ago. A priority action by the nurse at this time is to:

During the assessment of a newborn, the nurse notices small white dots on the infant’s nose and face (pictured here). The nurse documents this finding as:

An infant, who is exclusively breastfed, and was born to a mother whose blood type is B+, is experiencing jaundice at 3 days of age.  The most likely cause of this is:

Which woman would not be a candidate for a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) at 39 weeks gestation?

A woman who is 30 weeks gestation is admitted with preterm labor. Interventions to suppress labor have been unsuccessful and it appears that birth is inevitable within the next 24 hours. Which medication should be administered at this time for fetal neuroprotection?

The nurse receives report on a woman who is in active labor. The fetus is in the LOA position.  The last vaginal exam revealed the cervix 6 cm dilated, 100% effaced, 0 station. Membranes were artificially ruptured two hours ago.  The nurse interprets this to mean:

The nurse is caring for a woman during the first hour of the fourth stage of labor who is experiencing persistent uterine atony despite administration of Pitocin and Misoprostol (Cytotec). The woman’s history reveals she has asthma, had a previous postpartum hemorrhage with her first child and was induced for this delivery due to pregnancy induced hypertension. The nurse should plan to administer which drug from this woman’s medication orders?

A woman asks the nurse when her baby will regain the weight lost after birth. The nurse explains that the neonate should regain the birth weight within:

Which action by the nurse, if performed during neonatal resuscitation of a 34 week gestation infant at birth, warrants correction?