A nurse is caring for a patient who is at 22 weeks of gestation and has been unable to control her gestational diabetes mellitus with diet and exercise. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate the provider will prescribe for the patient?

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 educating the mother of a newborn who was born small for gestational age. Which of the following should the nurse include as a potential cause of this condition?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 7 days postpartum and calls the clinic to report pain and redness in her left calf. Besides seeing her provider, which of the following interventions should the nurse suggest?

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 postpartum client.

The client’s medical history includes Gravida 1, Para 1, and a spontaneous vaginal birth. The nurse’s notes indicate that the client is at 39 weeks of gestation and is breastfeeding.

Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that they have understood the discharge instructions?
Which of the following statements made by the client would suggest that they have understood the discharge instructions?

A nurse is caring for a client with preeclampsia who is being treated with IV magnesium sulfate. The client’s respiratory rate is 10/min and deep-tendon reflexes are absent.
What action should the nurse take?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A nurse is providing care at a routine visit for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation.

The client reports a mild headache for the last several days as well as “heartburn”. The client denies visual disturbances, vaginal bleeding, or leakage of fluid from the vagina.

The client reports occasional contractions and positive fetal movement.

The client reports they are unable to remove rings from fingers for the last several days. The client reports feeling dizzy when they got up from the examination table.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Select all that apply)

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?