A patient is receiving magnesium sulfate.Which side effect should the nurse monitor for with this patient?

The newborn of a patient suspected to have used drugs during the prenatal period is admitted to the nursery.The nurse caring for the newborn notes that the infant is beginning to exhibit signs of drug withdrawal.Which action should the nurse take?

A mother of a 3-hour-old infant requests information concerning breastfeeding.
The mother has tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).A nurse’s response should be based on which fact?

A patient who is 42 weeks pregnant is admitted to the hospital in active labor.The patient is upset and says to the nurse, "I haven't felt the baby move for about three or four hours." The fetal heart rate is ranging between 136 and 143.
Which action should the nurse take?

A patient had a cesarean delivery due to placenta previa.Which statement by the patient would indicate that she understands why she had the cesarean delivery?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is 40 weeks pregnant.
Which finding would indicate the need for a cesarean delivery?

The mother of a 4-hour-old newborn reports to a nurse, “My son is producing breast milk.” The nurse’s response should be based on which understanding about newborn physiology? This is:.

On her first visit, a patient had a baseline hemoglobin of 13.0 gm and a hematocrit of 42.9%.She has been taking ferrous sulfate tablets and eating an iron-rich diet.She returned to the clinic at 30 weeks gestation and has a hemoglobin of 11.0 gm and a hematocrit of 36.3%.She is concerned and confused about why these lab values have gone down.
In responding, which physiological change during pregnancy should the nurse describe to the patient?

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 client who is twO weeks postpartum calls the office and tells a nurse, "l am havinga small amount of brownish discharge from my vagina." Which response is appropriate for the nurse to make?

A nurse is caring for a primigravida whose cervix is 2 cm dilated, 75% effaced, and the fetal presenting part is at +2 station.
The patient says to the nurse, “I want an epidural now.Why won’t someone give me an epidural?” Which response is most appropriate for the nurse to make?