A nurse is caring for a client who is one day postpartum and has a perineal laceration. The nurse assesses the laceration for all of the following except: 

A pregnant woman at 20 weeks’ gestation exhibits the following signs of pregnancy during a routine prenatal checkup. Which one is categorized as a probable sign of pregnancy?

A woman provides the nurse with the following obstetrical history: Delivered a daughter, now 5 years old, at 39 weeks’ gestation; had a miscarriage 3 years ago, and had a first-trimester abortion 2 years ago. She is currently pregnant. Which of the following portrays an accurate picture of this woman’s GTPAL?

A new mother wants to nurse her infant only 5 minutes at each breast to avoid sore nipples. Which of the following is appropriate teaching by the nurse?

A newborn infant reacts to a sudden loud noise by simultaneously fanning the fingers, with the thumbs and forefingers forming the letter C, while the arms and legs are thrown outward and then brought together. The nurse should evaluate this response as:

A nurse is assessing a postpartum client for fundal height, location, and consistency. The fundus is noted to be displaced laterally and there is uterine atony. The nurse should identify which of the following conditions as the cause of the uterine atony?

A father experiencing couvade syndrome may exhibit which of the following symptoms/behaviors? (Select all that apply)

A father experiencing couvade syndrome may exhibit which of the following symptoms/behaviors? (Select all that apply)

The nurse is taking the client’s history at her first prenatal visit. The client and her partner each have one child from previous relationships. This is their first child together. The nurse identifies this as which type of family?

The nurse needs to obtain a blood specimen for phenylketonuria (PKU) testing of the newborn. The nurse knows the best time to obtain this specimen is: