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A client reports that her last menstrual period (LMP) was November 10. She asks the nurse, "When will my baby be due?" Using Nägele's rule, what is the best answer?
A woman who is 39 weeks pregnant expresses fear about her impending labor and how she will manage. What is the nurse's best response?
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in a newborn with birth asphyxia?
To promote bonding and attachment immediately after delivery, the most important nursing intervention is to:
A breastfeeding woman develops engorged breasts at 3 days postpartum. What action would help this woman achieve her goal of reducing the engorgement? The woman:
While assessing the newborn, the nurse should be aware that the average expected apical pulse range of a full-term, quiet, alert newborn is:
The nurse providing care for a laboring woman recognizes that variable fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations are most commonly caused by:
After giving birth to a healthy infant boy, a primiparous woman, 16 years old, is admitted to the postpartum unit. An appropriate nursing diagnosis for her at this time is "Risk for impaired parenting related to deficient knowledge of newborn care." In planning for the woman's discharge, what should the nurse be certain to include in the plan of care?
The nurse is teaching a pregnant woman about food sources rich in folic acid that she should include in her diet. Which of the following food choices would provide the most folic acid?
A postpartum woman overhears the nurse tell the obstetric clinician that she has a positive Homans' sign and asks what it means. What is the nurse's best response?
A nurse in labor and delivery (L&D) is completing an admission history for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation. The client reports that she has been leaking fluid from her vagina for 2 days. The nurse knows that this client is at increased risk for which of the following?
A 40-year-old patient who is 36 weeks pregnant presents with complaints of vaginal bleeding and lack of fetal movement over the last 3 days. What is the priority action by the nurse?
A nurse is teaching a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about management during pregnancy. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A meconium stool can be differentiated from a transitional stool in the newborn because the meconium stool is:
A nurse is reviewing care of the umbilical cord with the parent of a newborn. Which of the following instructions should be included in the teaching?
A client in the early postpartum period is very excited and talkative. She repeatedly recounts every detail of her labor and birth to the nurse. Because the client will not stop talking, the nurse is having difficulty completing the postpartum assessments. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A nurse is giving instructions to a mother about how to breastfeed her newborn. Which of the following actions by the mother indicates understanding of the teaching?
In evaluating Aling Julia's weight gain, what is the minimum recommended weight gain per week during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy?
A newborn is placed under a radiant heat warmer, and the nurse evaluates the infant's body temperature every hour. Maintaining the newborn's body temperature is important for preventing which of the following?
Preeclampsia is a disease process unique to human pregnancy, and its exact cause continues to elude researchers. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has developed a comprehensive list of risk factors associated with the development of preeclampsia. Which client exhibits the greatest number of these risk factors?