A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for metronidazole 250 mg PO three times daily.

Available is metronidazole 500 mg tablets.

How many tablet(s) should the nurse plan to administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.).

A nurse is providing teaching to a new parent about findings that require notification of the newborn's provider.

Which of the following newborn clinical manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 32 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa.

The client is exhibiting a large amount of vaginal bleeding.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is assessing a postpartum client who delivered vaginally 8 hr ago.

Exhibit 1. Nurses' Notes.

0700:. Exhibit 2. Breasts soft, nipples intact.

Uterus palpated firm, midline, and at level of umbilicus.

Moderate amount of lochia rubra.

Episiotomy site well approximated with mild edema and ecchymosis.

Client reports pain as 2 on a scale of 0 to 10. Able to void spontaneously; no bladder distention.

Deep tendon reflexes 1+. Peripheral edema 2+ in bilateral lower extremities.

1100:. Breasts soft, nipples intact.

Uterus palpated soft with lateral deviation and 1 cm above the umbilicus.

Large amount of lochia rubra.

Episiotomy site well approximated with mild edema and ecchymosis.

Client reports pain as 3 on a scale of 0 to 10. Deep tendon reflexes 1+. Peripheral edema 2+ in bilateral lower extremities.

Vital Signs.

0700:. Temperature 36.2° C (97.2° F). Pulse rate 80/min.

Respiratory rate 16/min.

Blood pressure 136/82 mm Hg. Pulse oximetry 999%. 1100:. Temperature 37.2° C (99.0° F). Pulse rate 85/min.

Respiratory rate 18/min.

Blood pressure 136/86 mm Hg. Pulse oximetry 100%. Select the 3 findings that require immediate follow-up.

A nurse is planning care for a client who is 1 hr postpartum and has preeclampsia without severe features. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is planning care immediately following birth for a newborn who has a myelomeningocele that is leaking cerebrospinal fluid. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse is assessing a client who is 6 hr postpartum and is saturating perineal pads every 10 to 15 min.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. Which of the following findings should prompt the nurse to reassess the client?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and has a perineal laceration. Which of the following findings places the client at risk for delayed wound healing?

A nurse is caring for a client who delivered by cesarean birth 6 hr ago. The nurse notes a steady trickle of vaginal bleeding that does not stop with fundal massage.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client following a vaginal delivery of a term fetal demise. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?