A full-term newborn is just born. All the following interventions are important after delivery, but which nursing intervention is important for the nurse to perform first?

The nurse is selecting a pain medication for a three day postpartum client to help alleviate her cesarean section incisional pain. Why might the nurse not select Lortab (Vicodin)?

A home health nurse notices that there are several stuffed animals in the crib where the baby is sleeping. Which of the following should the nurse do?

At 1 and 5 minutes of life, a newborn’s Apgar score is 9. The nurse understands that a score of 9 indicates which of the following in the newborn?

All the assessment/interventions below are important postpartum. Which one is most important or a priority?

A nurse is observing a client’s mother-infant bonding process. Which observations indicate the potential of a maladaptive/dysfunctional interaction (choose all that apply)?

A client asks whether or not there are many foods that she must avoid eating while breastfeeding. Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

Which of the following newborns should be of most concern to the nurse?

One day after giving birth, a client asks the nurse when the red stretch marks on her abdomen and breasts will disappear. Which of the following would be the nurse’s best response?

A full-term newborn weighs 3,600 grams at birth. When he is weighed 3 days later, the nurse would expect his weight to be which of the following?