The nurse is assessing newborns in the nursery.  Which assessment finding places a newborn at risk for developing physiologic jaundice?

The nurse is caring for a 37 week gestation, G2 P1 client with Preeclampsia. The client has just been started on magnesium sulfate at 2g/hr.  BP is 198/102, P 96, R 16, Temp 99.0 and DTR’s are 3+.  The client suddenly complains of severe abdominal pain.  The nurse assesses the client and notes a board-like abdomen on palpation and no vaginal bleeding.  FH strip shows a prolonged deceleration.  The nurse knows that these s/s are indicative of what medical emergency?

A newly admitted client at 32 weeks’ gestation is experiencing a sudden onset of intense nausea and a frontal headache for the past 2 days. The client’s initial blood pressure is 158/98, and she reports scant urination over the past 24 hours. Which intervention should the nurse anticipate implementing?

Ordered: 125 mcg Lanoxin by mouth daily.           Supplied:  Lanoxin 500 mcg / 3 ml How many ml should the nurse administer per day?

A patient is ordered Fortaz 400 mg IM, now.  The bottle contains 500 mg of powder.  Instructions say to reconstitute the Fortaz with 1.5 ml normal saline for a concentration of 500 mg/1.8 ml.  How many ml/dose should the nurse administer.

The nurse is caring for a laboring client following the insertion of epidural analgesia. What is the priority nursing assessment for this client?

A nurse is caring for a 1-day newborn who has nursing diagnoses of:Imbalanced nutrition, less than body requirements related to increased glucose use secondary to physiologic stress.Ineffective breathing pattern related to tachypnea and apnea.Acute pain related to frequent heel sticks secondary to glucose monitoring.Based on the nursing diagnoses, what condition might the newborn be experiencing?

A client with type 2 diabetes mellitus delivered an infant weighing 8 lb,14 oz 2 hours ago at 40 weeks and 1 day gestation. The infant’s blood glucose is currently 39 mg/dl and the newborns vital signs are currently temperature 97.8 axillary, pulse 150 beats per minute, and 48 respirations per minute. What nursing action should the nurse implement at this time?

Identify the fetal heart and contraction pattern and state what nursing actions should be taken first, by the nurse? FETAL HEART LATE DECELERATION PICTURE(1).png  

Medications used to manage postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) include:  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY