A 26- year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with a new diagnosis of diabetes, a blood glucose level of 680 mg/dL and ketones in the blood and urine. Which type of diabetes should the nurse suspect? 

Which phone call should the prenatal clinic nurse return first?

A patient comes into the health clinic requesting hormonal oral contaceptives. Which of the following would be a contraindication for prescribing combined oral contraceptives?

Prenatal teaching for a pregnant women should include instructions to do which of the following?

A healthy 18-year-old client who is at 40 weeks’ gestation experiences vaginal expulsion of stringy mucus followed by blood-tinged secretions unaccompanied by discomfort or any other changes. Based upon these findings, what is most likely to occur within the next 24 to 48 hours?

A laboring client’s amniotic fluid is meconium stained upon spontaneous rupture.  What is the priority action of the nurse?

The nurse is assisting an expectant couple in developing a birth plan. Which instructions should the nurse include when teaching about this plan?

A patient has just been instructed in the treatment for a Chlamydia trachomatis vaginal infection. Which patient statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.

What priority topic should the nurse include when teaching newly hired teachers at a child care center within the community?

The nursing student knows that a fetus can survive in a low-oxygen environment due to which of the following? (Select all options that apply)