During a clinic visit, a client reports to the nurse that she is having burning and numbness in her perineal area.
Further investigation reveals the client has herpes simplex virus (HSV) type II. Which information concerning herpes infection during pregnancy should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client?

A patient who is 37 weeks pregnant and has gestational diabetes is admitted to the labor and delivery unit for induction.
The patient is placed on an external fetal monitor and receives an epidural anesthesia.Which action should the nurse take to identify a potential side effect of the epidural?

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 assessing a newborn.
Which finding may indicate a problem?

When assessing a newborn, which is the best method for the nurse to use to elicit the Moro reflex?

The nurse instructs a class of postpartum women on methods to avoid nipple soreness while breastfeeding.
Which comment by a class participant indicates the need for further instruction?

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 states, “My water just broke.” The nurse verifies that her membranes have ruptured spontaneously.
Which action should the nurse take next?

nurse hears a client in active labor say to her husband, “Don’t touch me.
Stay away.” The husband states, “I don’t know what to do. Everything I do is wrong.” Which response by the nurse would be the most supportive?

The nurse provides a 16-year-old client with information concerning expected and possible changes during pregnancy.
Which statement, if made by the client, would indicate that she understands the information?

A client in preterm labor tells the nurse, “It’s okay that I am in labor.I’m not worried.
My sister’s baby was born this early, and he is doing great.” How should the nurse interpret this statement by the client? The client is:.