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A mother calls the clinic and tells the nurse that her newborn's umbilical cord site looks red and swollen. The nurse should tell the mother:

To bring the newborn to the clinic

A nurse is conducting an assessment of a client with mild preeclampsia. Which sign indicates improvement in the client's condition?

Trace protein in the urine

A nurse is reading the medical record of a pregnant client in the second trimester with a diagnosis of abruptio placentae. Which clinical manifestation of the disorder does the nurse expect to see documented?

Uterine tenderness

A nurse is conducting the initial assessment of a child with rheumatic fever. Which question does the nurse ask the parents to elicit information specific to the development of the disease?

"Has he had a sore throat in the last few months?"

A child with a diagnosis of pertussis (whooping cough) is being admitted to the pediatric unit. As soon as the child arrives to the unit, the nurse first:

Attaches the child to a pulse oximeter

A nurse is obtaining subjective data from the mother of a child admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of intussusception. Which occurrence does the nurse expect the mother to report?

Bloody mucus stools and diarrhea

A nurse provides instructions to the mother of a newborn with hyperbilirubinemia who is being breastfed. The nurse determines that the mother understands the instructions if the mother says that she will:

Breastfeed the newborn every 2 to 3 hours

A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for the parents of an infant with a ventricular peritoneal shunt. Which instruction does the nurse plan to include?

Call the health care provider if the infant is lethargic.

A nurse is monitoring a client who is in the active phase of labor and has been experiencing contractions that are coordinated but weak. Which assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the client may be experiencing hypotonic contractions?

Contractions that can be indented easily with fingertip pressure at their peak

An ambulatory care nurse is providing home care instructions to the mother of a child who had a tonsillectomy. The nurse determines that the mother needs further instruction if she indicates that she will:

Have her child use a straw to make drinking easier

A nurse is reviewing the assessment findings and laboratory results of a child with a diagnosis of new-onset glomerulonephritis. Which finding would the nurse expect to note?

Hypertension

A child with a diagnosis of pertussis (whooping cough) is being admitted to the pediatric unit. As soon as the child arrives to the unit, the nurse first:

Moist heat will increase circulation and may be used before the breasts are emptied

A nurse has been assigned to care for an infant with tetralogy of Fallot. The infant suddenly exhibits rapid, deep respirations; irritability; and cyanosis. The nurse determines that the infant is experiencing a hypercyanotic episode and immediately:

Places the infant in the knee-chest position

A nurse in the newborn nursery is monitoring a neonate born to a mother with diabetes mellitus. For which finding does the nurse monitor the neonate most closely?

Respiratory distress syndrome

A woman in labor suddenly complains of abdominal tenderness and pain and states that she felt as though "something ripped." For which manifestations does the nurse, suspecting uterine rupture, assess the client? Select all that apply.

Severe chest pain Absence of fetal heart tones

A nurse is assessing a newborn for fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). Which finding would the nurse expect to note in the newborn?

Short palpebral fissures and a flat midface

A nurse is caring for a hospitalized child with a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. During the subacute phase, the nurse monitors the child closely for:

Signs of congestive heart failure (CHF)

A nurse in a newborn nursery receives a telephone call from the delivery room and is told that a newborn with spina bifida (meningomyelocele type) will be transported to the nursery. Which item does the nurse, preparing for the arrival of the newborn, make a priority of placing at the newborn's bedside?

Sterile dressing


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