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The nurse is caring for a preterm newborn who is close to being discharged. The neonate begins to experience episodes of apnea, bradycardia, and oxygen desaturation. The nurse contacts the neonatologist and recommends which of the following interventions?

The nurse is working at an obstetrical provider’s outpatient clinic. One of her clients experiences a stillbirth at 38 weeks gestational age and is discharged from the acute care facility. The office nurse expects to initially

The nurse is caring for a primiparous client who presents for a scheduled cesarean section for breech presentation. The nurse begins preoperative care for this client by prioritizing

The nurse must draw up 0.25 ml of a medication and administer it. Which syringe will the nurse use to draw up and give the medication? A         B          C            D     

A nurse receives orders from a healthcare provider for an elective labor induction. The provider orders dinoprostone (Cervidil) for cervical ripening. For which client should the nurse question this order?

A client with polyhydramnios is being cared for during an elective induction. The provider broke the bag of water about 30 minutes ago and noted the head was not well applied to the cervix (ballotable). The fetal heart rate monitor shows contractions every five minutes with periodic variable decelerations with every contraction. The nurse enters the room and prioritizes

The nurse is caring for a client who has five cesarean deliveries and is gravida 6, para 5, at 32 weeks gestational age. The client is diagnosed with morbidly adherent placenta on the placenta accreta spectrum. Because of the risk for catastrophic bleeding, the nurse anticipates the client to be delivered surgically at 34 to 36 weeks of gestation

The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who had a serious fall resulting in a fractured right femur repaired with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF). Today the nurse notes that her left leg is swollen, painful, and warm to the touch. The nurse calls the provider and anticipates she will order

A nurse is visiting a client who recently gave birth in a home setting. The patient states she has been hearing voices that tell her to do things such as harm herself and her newborn child. What is the best action by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client on the postpartum unit who tells the nurse that she developed mastitis after her first baby was born. She does not want to develop it again. She asks the nurse about ways to reduce the risk for mastitis. The nurse instructs her to