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A 25-year-old gravida 1 para 1 who had an emergency cesarean birth 3 days ago is scheduled for discharge. As you prepare her for discharge, she begins to cry. Your initial action should be to:
A client is ready to be discharged home after a cataract extraction with intraocular lens implant, and the nurse is reviewing signs and symptoms that need to be reported to the ophthalmologist immediately. Which client statement best demonstrates adequate understanding of the discharge teaching?
A client is admitted to the orthopedic unit in skeletal traction for a fractured proximal femur. Which explanation should the nurse give the client about skeletal traction?
What is the most important assessment for the nurse to conduct following the administration of epidural anesthesia to a client who is at 40 weeks gestation?
A nurse is caring for a client who is being treated in the hospital for a spontaneous vertebral fracture related to osteoporosis. The nurse should address the nursing diagnosis of "Acute Pain Related to Fracture" by implementing what intervention?
Lumbar epidural anesthesia is administered to a laboring client. Which nursing action should be performed immediately following the procedure?
A woman who is gravida 3, para 2 enters the intrapartum unit in labor. What are the most important nursing assessments to perform immediately upon her arrival?
The breastfeeding mother should be taught a safe method to remove the breast from the baby's mouth. Which suggestion by the nurse is most appropriate?
A new father states, "I know nothing about babies, but I'm interested in learning." This is an ideal opportunity for the nurse to:
A woman is diagnosed as having a stillborn infant. At first, she appears stunned by the news, cries a little, and then asks you to call her mother. Which phase of bereavement is the woman experiencing?
When assessing the relative advantages and disadvantages of internal and external electronic fetal monitoring, nurses understand that both methods:
A nursing student is following a medical-surgical nurse and identifies a way to improve a procedure used for client care. What should the student nurse do next?
A nurse is writing a care plan for a client admitted to the emergency department (ED) with an open fracture of the radius. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize?
A public health nurse is participating in a health promotion campaign with the goal of improving outcomes related to skin cancer in the community. Which action has the greatest potential to achieve this goal?
The nurse is assessing a new adult client. Which characteristic of this client's status should the nurse identify as increasing the client's risk for glaucoma?
Nurses can assist parents who are trying to decide whether their son should be circumcised by explaining:
A breastfeeding mother asks the nurse, "Will I produce enough milk for my baby as she grows and needs more milk at each feeding?" How should the nurse respond?
With regard to basic care of the breastfeeding mother, nurses should be able to advise her that she:
A nurse is planning to integrate a technique described in a scholarly journal article into a client's plan of care. Which step of evidence-based practice is the nurse performing when they review the journal article to make sure the client fits the clinical criteria before applying the technique?
During life in utero, oxygenation of the fetus occurs through transplacental gas exchange. At birth, four factors combine to stimulate the respiratory center in the medulla, initiating respiration. Which of the following is NOT one of these essential factors?