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The nurse reviews the record of a 3-week-old infant and notes that the health care provider has documented a diagnosis of suspected Hirschsprung’s disease.  The nurse understands that which manifestation led the mother to seek health care for the infant?

The nurse is reviewing the record of a child with a diagnosis of pyloric stenosis.  Which data should the nurse expect to note as having been documented in the child’s record?

The client arrives at the prenatal clinic for her first prenatal assessment.  The client tells the nurse that the first day of her last menstrual period was October 20, 2016.  Using Nagele’s rule, the nurse determines that estimated date of birth is which?

During a prenatal visit, the nurse is explaining dietary management to a client with diabetes mellitus.  The nurse determines that the teaching has been effective when the client makes which statement?

After a precipitous delivery, the nurse notes that the new mother is passive and only touches her newborn briefly with her fingertips.  The nurse should do which to help the woman process what has happened?

A chronic productive cough without fever is part of the roundworm life cycle in children.

Infants who are fed by the IV route should be picked up, held, and allowed to suck on a pacifier.

Select two options from the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence.The nurse should follow up on _____________________________and _________________________.

Which nursing assessment best suggests respiratory distress syndrome?

A woman in active labor has contractions every 2 to 3 minutes that last for 45 seconds.  The fetal heart rate between contractions is 100 bpm.  On the basis of these findings which is the priority nursing action?