A 14-year-old patient visits the antepartal clinic because she has missed three menstrual periods.The patient is to have a pelvic examination.
In addition to explaining the procedure, which measure would best help reduce the patient’s anxiety?

When assessing a newborn, which is the best method for the nurse to use to elicit the Moro reflex?

A patient who is 34 weeks pregnant attends the antepartal clinic and is diagnosed with mild pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). The decision is made to treat the patient at home.
Which instruction would be most appropriate to give to the patient?

he nurse instructs a woman who is attending the infertility clinic about strategies designed to facilitate conception.
Which statement by the patient would indicate that she understands the instructions?

A client treated for preterm labor is to be discharged to home. Which instruction should a nurse include in this client’s discharge plan? The client should:.

A patient comes to the family planning clinic requesting information.Which information should the nurse obtain initially to determine the patient’s knowledge base?. 

A nurse is caring for a client who has gestational diabetes and is scheduled for an amniocentesis at 37 weeks of gestation due to suspected fetal compromise.  What is the nurse’s best response to the client’s question as to why the amniocentesis test is being done?

During the postpartal admission assessment, the nurse notes that a patient’s perineum appears edematous and ecchymotic.
Based on this finding, which action should the nurse take?

Which measure should be the nurse’s priority when caring for a set of twins delivered by cesarean delivery?

When assessing a newborn, which is the best method for the nurse to use to elicit the Moro reflex?

A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.
On admission, the patient says, “For the past ten hours, I have been leaking small amounts of urine.” Which action should the nurse take initially?