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The nurse is admitting a newborn and notes the neonate’s weight falls between the 3rd and 10th percentiles.  How does the nurse classify this newborn?

Six hours after birth the nurse observes the neonate experiencing tremors and jittery movements of the limbs.  Which action should the nurse take first?

The community health nurse is making home visits.  Which neonate needs follow-up and further evaluation today?

Which would be a sign of respiratory distress in a 8-hour old neonate?

While assessing a client 4 hours after a vaginal delivery, the nurse notes that the client reports new-onset throbbing perineal pain that is not relieved by two tablets of hydrocodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 325 mg. What is the nurse’s priority action?

The nurse is caring for a client who just had a spontaneous vaginal delivery.  She developed a temperature of 101.6 at delivery.  The physician writes the following orders.  Which order should the nurse question?

A client 3 weeks postpartum calls her obstetrician’s office complaining of a moderate amount of bright red vaginal bleeding and mild cramping that started yesterday evening.  What should be the priority nursing action?

Which client should the nurse call back first? The client who is:

The nurse is performing an assessment on a 2-day-old infant whose mother has a current opioid use disorder.  What symptoms would the nurse expect to observe in this neonate?

An assessment of an infant immediately following delivery reveals: deep sole creases, no vernix present, desquamation of skin on trunk and extremities, green stained umbilical cord.  What should be the nurse’s priority concern based on these findings?  The neonate’s increased risk for: