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Twelve hours after delivery, the nurse assesses the infant’s respiratory rate to be 36 breaths per minute with periods of apnea lasting up to 6 seconds. What is the nurse’s next action?

A woman is 4 centimeters dilated and wants to walk about the labor and delivery unit. Which of the following criteria will help the nurse determine whether she should walk? (Select all that apply)

A client has just been transferred to the postpartum unit from labor and delivery. Which assessment finding should be of the highest concern for the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a woman in labor. The woman is irritable, complains of nausea, has increased bloody show, and has trembling extremities. What does this indicate?

You are the nurse who is taking care of a 4 cm client who is asking for something to “help her pain.”  You call the Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM) and request an order for Stadol using SBAR.  The CNM writes an order for 1mg Stadol (Butorphanol Tartrate) IV x 1 now.  Please see vial attached to this question to determine your answer. How much mL of Stadol would you administer? _______

Eight hours after a vaginal delivery of a full-term newborn, a nurse observes that the client’s perineum and labia are edematous. Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?

The nurse is performing discharge teaching to a breastfeeding mother regarding hyperbilirubinemia. The nurse knows that the mother has understood her teaching when she states, “The best way to prevent my baby from developing jaundice is to:

The nurse assumes care for a client with HTN, heart failure and diabetes mellitus who is admitted for dehydration has the following vital signs: Temp=99.7, Pulse=110, Respirations=22, Blood Pressure=100/60 and blood glucose=224. The primary care provider orders a 500 mL bolus of 0.9% Normal Saline IV to be infused over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate. _______

The nurse recognizes that this fetal monitoring strip demonstrates a deceleration pattern. Identify the deceleration shown on this fetal monitor strip.

RhoGAM is given to Rh-negative women to prevent maternal sensitization. In addition to pregnancy, Rh-negative women would also receive this medication after which of the following?