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A mother is breastfeeding her newborn baby and experiences breast engorgement.  The nurse should encourage the mother to do which to provide relief of the engorgement?

A nurse assisting with the admission of an infant who has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).  Which of the following rooms should the nurse assign the infant?

A child with diabetes insipidus requires limited access to water.

What is the best method the nurse can use to measure urine output in an infant?

The nursing instructor asks a nursing student to describe the process of quickening.  Which statement indicates an understanding of this term?

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?