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A nurse working on the maternity unit and caring for 4 patients. The nurse knows that which patient needs to be a scheduled cesarean section delivery?

The nurse is assessing the stool of a newborn who is breastfeeding and 5 days old.  Which stool is normal at this time?

The health care provider orders Pitocin 18 mu/min. Pharmacy supplies with Pitocin 20 units in 500 ml of NS. What do you set the pump in mL/hr

As part of the discharge teaching, the nurse can prepare the mother for her upcoming adjustment to her new role by instructing her regarding self-care activities to help prevent postpartum depression (PPD). Which statement regarding this condition is most helpful for the client?

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?