The nursing instructor is preparing to illustrate the various changes between the nonpregnant and pregnant female bodies.

The instructor should point out that the blood volume in the pregnant woman can increase by what percentage?

A nurse is collecting data from a 9-month-old infant.

Which of the following findings requires a nursing intervention?

A pregnant client in her 38th week of gestation complains of abdominal pain and suspects she is in labor.

Which finding is characteristic of true labor contractions?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of an 8-month-old infant who will be admitted for surgery. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A client in her third trimester reports sleeping poorly: sleeping on her back results in lightheadedness and dizziness and lying on her side results in no sleep.

Which suggestion for sleeping should the nurse prioritize for this client?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has skeletal traction.

Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of infection at the pin sites?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been placed in halo traction to immobilize his cervical spine.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is collecting data from the caregiver of an 8-year-old child who recently started soiling his underwear each day rather than using the toilet to defecate.

This behavior indicates a symptom of:

The nurse is doing neurovascular checks on a child who has had a cast applied to treat a fracture.

The nurse observes for diminished or absent sensation and numbness or tingling. In doing this, the nurse is monitoring which symptom?

A nurse is discussing the importance of good nutrition to a young pregnant client. The nurse would point out that the growing fetus is getting nutrition from the mother via which structure?

A client arrives at the clinic very excitedly and reports a positive home pregnancy test.

The nurse cautions that the home pregnancy test is considered a presumptive sign and will assess the client for which sign to confirm pregnancy.