A woman in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone (Celestane) intramuscularly. The purpose of this pharmacologic treatment is to:

Which of the following complications is not associated with cesarean births?

During labor a fetus with an average heart rate of 135 beats/min over a 10-minute period would be considered to have:

Which client is displaying health literacy at the basic functional level?

Which nursing intervention should be immediately performed after the forceps-assisted birth of an infant?

In caring for the woman with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), which order should the nurse anticipate?

An infant is in the NICU whose mother was addicted to opioids during pregnancy. The nurse knows that the most appropriate nursing intervention to help with the infant's hyperreflexia is:

The home health nurse is assessing a 17-year-old pregnant client at 34 weeks of gestation who has been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Upon assessment, the nurse finds that the client has gained 2 pounds in the past week and her blood pressure is 144/92 mmHg. Which assessment finding would require further action by the nurse?

On examining a woman who gave birth 5 hours ago, the nurse finds that the woman has completely saturated a perineal pad within 15 minutes. The nurse's first action is to:

The postpartum nurse identifies a newborn born to a mother positive for hepatitis B. The nurse reports the birth to the department of health for data collection. This is an example of:

A bioterrorism attack occurred locally in which people were exposed to anthrax. As the nurse, you understand the main priority would be: