While performing a physical assessment of a newborn boy, the nurse notes diffuse edema of the soft tissues of his scalp that crosses suture lines. The nurse documents this finding as:

After the birth of a newborn, which action would the nurse do first to assist in thermoregulation?

The nurse is caring for a client receiving Magnesium Sulphate. The loading dose has already been given and the maintenance dose order reads 1g/hr. The drug is supplied 20g/500ml
Solve the maintenance dose to be given in ml/hr

The nurse is caring for a client in labor who has refused epidural anesthesia. An order was placed for Stadol 3mg IV Q4h PRN pain. The drug is supplied 2 mg per ml. How much of the medication should the nurse give?

A client is diagnosed with gestational hypertension and is receiving magnesium sulfate. The nurse determines that the medication is at a therapeutic level based on which finding?

A client expresses concern that her 2-hour-old newborn is sleepy and difficult to awaken. The nurse explains that this behavior indicates:

After teaching an in-service program to a group of nurses working in newborn nursery about a neutral thermal environment, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which process as the newborn's primary method of heat production?

A woman with gestational hypertension develops eclampsia and experiences a seizure. Which intervention would the nurse identify as the priority?

A primipara client gave birth vaginally to a healthy newborn girl 12 hours ago. The nurse palpates the client's fundus. Which finding would the nurse identify as expected?

The new mother asks the nurse about the presence of a small blood-tinged area on her daughter's diaper. Which response by the nurse would be most accurate?

A nurse is teaching a postpartum client how to do muscle-clenching (Kegel) exercises for the perineum. The client asks the nurse, "Why do I need to do these exercises?" Which reason would the nurse most likely incorporate into the response?