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A novice nurse is nervous about interviewing a patient who has a history of abuse in her medical records. Which nursing interventions should the nurse use in the interview? Select all that apply

In planning for home care of a woman with preterm labor, which statement from the patient is concerning and a need to address?

You are caring for a patient with a history of gastric ulcers. Which of the following are statements about gastric ulcers are true? (Select all that apply.)

For a woman at 42 weeks’ gestation, which of the following findings would be a concern to the nurse?

An infant was born 2 hours ago at 37 5/7 weeks gestation weighing 4.3 kg. The infant appears chubby with a round face and large umbilical cord and is very jittery. What is the most likely cause of the tremors?

A multiparous woman is admitted to the postpartum unit after a rapid labor and birth of a 4000-g infant. Her fundus is boggy, lochia is heavy, and vital signs are stable and unchanged. The nurse has the woman void and massages her fundus, but the fundus remains difficult to find, and the rubra lochia remains heavy. Which action would the nurse take next?

A pre-operative patient’s CBC results include:  RBC, 4.6x 10 to the 6th units/L; WBC, 14.6 x 10 to the 3rd units/L; Hb. 14 g/dl; Hct, 55%; platelets 160/mm3 .  What do these results indicate? 

The emergency department nurse reviews the health history of clients admitted to the hospital. Which client is at the highest risk for developing iron deficiency anemia?      

Your previous patient L.M. who is a 32-year-old G2P1 at 39.5 weeks gestation, was admitted for labor and was told her baby is looking “sunny side up” with the occiput on the maternal right side. She is also told she is GBS positive. The following tracing was recorded on admission. What position is the baby in?  [position] What do you need to educate L.M. about being GBS-positive? [positiveeducationneeds] This EFM strip is marked variability with accelerations and a normal contraction pattern. [trueorfalse]      

When a nurse is administering IVIG for conditions like Kawasaki’s, the nurse, the nurse should observe for side effects  such as (Select all that apply.)