A client comes in for a routine prenatal visit at 36 weeks’ gestation.  She has had a prior pregnancy with pregnancy-induced hypertension.  The assessments during this visit include BP 140/90, P 80, and +2 edema of the ankles and feet.  Based on the client’s past history and current assessment, what further information should the nurse obtain to determine if this client is becoming preeclamptic?

 A person usually drinks about ____ milliliters a day. 

A women at 8 weeks’ gestation has lower-quadrant abdominal pain without bleeding.  She has had similar pain twice in a week and does not associate it with food.  Which of the following nursing measures is the highest priority for this client?

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 Extracellular fluids have relatively 

A nurse in a provider’s office is reinforcing teaching about home care with a client who has mild preeclampsia. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

 The most rapid conduction of an impulse along an axon occurs on a fiber that is 

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who had an epidural anesthesia block during the early stages of labor. The client’s blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg and the fetal heart recording is 140/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in the first stage of labor. The nurse observes the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?