A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted to the maternity unit at 38 weeks of gestation and who is experiencing polyhydramnios. What does this diagnosis mean?

A nurse is caring for a client who has just delivered a newborn.
The nurse notices secretions bubbling out of the newborn’s nose and mouth. Which of the following actions should the nurse prioritize?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who has pelvic inflammatory disease due to a sexually transmitted infection and will require intravenous antibiotic therapy.

The client tells the nurse, “My parents think I’m a virgin.

I don’t think I can tell them I have this kind of infection.”. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who is 3 days postoperative following a cesarean birth.
Which of the following statements from the client indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.

Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy.

The client tells the nurse that she is upset because, although she and her husband planned this pregnancy, she has been having many doubts and second thoughts about the upcoming changes in her life.

What is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is providing care for a pregnant patient.

The patient’s medical history includes Gravida 4 Para 3, 32 weeks of gestation, and a BMI of 32. The patient has a history of two newborns weighing over 4.5 kg (10 lb) and a family history of type one diabetes mellitus (maternal). The fetal heart tones are 140/min via doppler.

Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse plan to implement? Select the three actions the nurse should plan to take.

A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected to have an ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation. What symptoms should the nurse expect to observe that are consistent with this diagnosis?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours postpartum.
The nurse notes that the client soaked a perineal pad in 10 minutes, the client’s skin color is ashen, and she states she feels weak and light-headed.
After applying oxygen via a non-rebreather face mask at 10 L/min, which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 1 hour postpartum and observes a large amount of lochia rubra and several small clots on the client’s perineal pad.

The fundus is midline and firm at the umbilicus.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?