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Which method is the best for the nurse to assess intensity of contractions in a client presenting to the labor and delivery unit?

Twelve hours after delivering a 7 lb 10 oz baby girl, the client’s uterus is boggy, midline, 2 finger breadths above the umbilicus with heavy lochia rubra on her pad. Her pulse is 72 and blood pressure is 120/70. What would be the next nursing action after massaging the fundus?

Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing of a molecule with its function in DNA replication?

In the genetic cross AaBbccdd x AabbccDd, what is the probability of producing an offspring that is homozygous recessive for every trait?

In trying to determine whether DNA or protein is the genetic material, Hershey and Chase made use of the following facts: DNA contains [molecule1] while protein does not. Protein contains [molecule2] while DNA does not.

Your laboring client has been ordered 1,000 ml of Lactated Ringers (LR) to be infused over the next 8 hours.   Calculate the flow rate for this client in mL/hr.  _______

Thirty-six hours after delivery of a healthy newborn, the nurse finds the client crying. When asked what is wrong, the client replies, “Nothing really. I just seem to cry a lot for no reason.” What should be the initial nursing intervention?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions regarding breastfeeding. What hormone is responsible for milk production?

A client who delivered vaginally is readmitted five days later with subinvolution. Which symptom would the nurse expect to observe when assessing this client?

The pediatrician writes the following order: Narcan (naloxone) 0.1mg/kg IM stat for a newborn weighing 3.2 kg.  Using the vial available, calculate the volume of Narcan you will administer in mL (see picture).  _______