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A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 day postpartum following a cesarean birth. To prevent thrombophlebitis, the nurse should contribute which of the following interventions to the client’s plan of care?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has a urinary tract infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and is breastfeeding her infant. Which of the following findings indicates mastitis?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who is postpartum. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of a postpartum complication?

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who experienced a vaginal birth 2 hr ago. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings places the client at risk for a postpartum hemorrhage?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a newborn about caring for the umbilical cord stump. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a newborn immediately following a cesarean delivery. The nurse’s highest priority is to monitor the newborn for which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who has unrelieved episiotomy pain 8 hr following delivery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?  

A nurse is caring for a newborn who is formula fed. The newborn takes 0.5 oz of formula at 0800, 1 oz at 1100, 0.5 oz at 1300, 0.5 oz at 1600, and 0.5 oz at 1830. How many mL of formula should the nurse record as the client’s intake for the shift?

26. You can differentiate Staphylococcus from Streptococcus on the basis of their morphology (cell shape) after gram stain.  Name one test you can use to differentiate the 2 organisms (1pt).