The nurse is conducting a newborn assessment and identifies a collection of blood beneath the newborn’s scalp that does not cross the suture lines.
How should the nurse document this finding?

A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a client who is postpartum and asks the nurse what to do if her newborn is persistently crying.
Which of the following strategies should the nurse suggest? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is planning care for a patient who is 2 hours postpartum following a cesarean birth. The patient has a history of thromboembolic disease.Which nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care?

What is the estimated date of birth (EDB) for a client who is pregnant and whose last menstrual period began on July 27? (State the date in MMDD.
For example, July 27 is 0727)

What is the role of a nurse in assessing a pregnant woman’s diet?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is gravida 1 and para 0. The client was admitted to the hospital at 38 weeks of gestation with a diagnosis of preeclampsia.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as inconsistent with preeclampsia?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and is breastfeeding.

The client states that she is concerned about dietary precautions since she has a family history of food allergies. The nurse offers which of the following responses?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postpartum.
The client is a Gravida 4 Para 3 who had a forceps-assisted birth with epidural anesthesia at 40 weeks of gestation. She had a second degree mediolateral perineal laceration with repair, and the placenta was manually extracted.
The estimated blood loss was 600 mL. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor, which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation and has been unable to control her gestational diabetes mellitus with diet and exercise.
The nurse should anticipate a prescription from the provider for which of the following medications for the client?

While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse observes that the FHR begins to decelerate late in the contraction, with the decelerations occurring after the peak of the contraction.
What is the nurse’s first priority?