A nurse is teaching the parents of a term newborn how to bathe him. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Give him a sponge bath
... [Show More] until his cord stump falls off
A nurse is assessing a patient who is 1 day postpartum and is not breastfeeding. The nurse notes the patient's breasts are engorged. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the patient to take?
Applying ice packs
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A nurse is assessing a patient at a routine antepartum visit. For a rough estimate of the number of gestational weeks the patient is at, the nurse should measure the number of cm between which two anatomical landmarks?
The symphysis pubis and the top of the fundus
A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor and has pain in her lower back because the fetal head is in a posterior position. Which of the following nonpharmacological pain management techniques is likely to be most effective in relieving this type of pain?
Counterpressure
A nurse is assessing a patient who is at 20 weeks of gestation. She instructs the patient to be sure to report headaches, blurred vision, and swelling of her hands because these are indications of which of the following complications of pregnancy?
Preeclampsia
A nurse is performing a gestational age assessment using the New Ballard Score for newborn maturity rating. Which of the following findings indicates that the newborn is preterm?
Flat areola
A newborn delivered vaginally at term 1 min ago cried loudly at delivery, has a heart rate of 140/min, has well flexed arms and legs, grimaces when the nurse rubs the soles of his feet, and is pink with mild acrocyanosis. What Apgar score should the nurse assign to this newborn?
8
A patient who is 1 day postpartum tells the nurse that she is concerned about her newborn receiving enough nourishment from breastfeeding. The nurse should explain that she should look for which of the following as a sign of adequate nutrition?
The newborn has six wet diapers and three stools per day after day 4.
A nurse is performing umbilical cord care for a term newborn. Which of the following findings requires further assessment and intervention
Redness at the base
A nurse is caring for a term newborn who has just had a circumcision using the Gomco clamp technique. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when teaching the parents to care for the site? (Select all that apply.)
Apply petroleum jelly to the penis for the first 24 hr is correct.
Apply gentle pressure from a sterile gauze pad to control slight bleeding is correct.
Apply the diaper loosely over the penis is correct. [Show Less]