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The nurse is caring for a woman in labor. The laboring woman has arranged for a massage therapist to provide gentle hand, arm, and neck massage during labor. The nurse recognizes this arrangement as which trend in today’s health care environment?

During an examination of a pregnant woman, the examiner notes that the woman’s cervix is soft on its tip. The nurse documents this finding as:

A pregnant client complains to the nurse about a brownish pigmentation that has recently appeared on her face. The nurse identifies this as:

A nursing student has been caring for a woman and her newborn all morning. After taking the newborn to the nursery for tests, the student then returns the newborn to her mother. Which procedure is correct for identifying the newborn?

The nurse is taking care of a newborn. The nurse is careful to keep the newborn warm at all times because a physiologic consequence of cold stress in the newborn is: (Select all that apply)

The student nurse is caring for a postpartum patient one day after the delivery of her first child, a 7-pound baby. Where would the nurse anticipate the level of the client’s fundus to be located?

A pregnant client complains to the nurse about a brownish pigmentation that has recently appeared on her face. The nurse identifies this as:

The nurse is taking care of a newborn. The nurse is careful to keep the newborn warm at all times because a physiologic consequence of cold stress in the newborn is: (Select all that apply)

A newborn that is 2 hours old is being assessed. The nurse notes the respiratory rate to be between 40 and 46 breaths per minute. The rhythm is irregular and the infant has two brief episodes of apnea that last less than 10 seconds. The nurse should do which of the following?   

A new mother wants to nurse her infant only 5 minutes at each breast to avoid sore nipples. Which of the following is appropriate teaching by the nurse?