The nurse is preparing to administer prophylactic eye ointment to a newborn to prevent ophthalmia neonatorium. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering?

The client delivered vaginally 4 hours ago and is currently on the postpartum floor. She has not voided since delivery. Her fundus is deviated to the left and firm at the umbilicus, and the nurse can feel a full bladder. Her bleeding is light to moderate without clots, and she has no urge to void. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

An RN working on a postpartum unit has been assigned 4 mother-baby couplets.The RN will assess which one of the following mothers most carefully for signs/symptoms of endometritis.

The nurse is assessing a pregnant client who is 32 weeks pregnant and being treated for preterm labor. Which of the following assessment findings would require follow-up by the nurse?

After placement of an epidural in a laboring client with preeclampsia, which deep tendon reflex would provide the most reliable indicator of increased neurological impairment during assessment?

Which of the following HTN (hypertension) disorders in pregnancy can only be diagnosed with laboratory studies?

The nurse is preparing a woman who is experiencing inversion of the uterus for manual replacement of the uterus. Which medication would be appropriate to administer in this scenario?

What is the nurses priority when receiving a stat lab result of a positive direct Coombs test on an infant who is 2 hours old?

The postpartum nurse is receiving a report from a labor and delivery nurse on a client who delivered via c-section 30 minutes ago. Which of the following findings, if reported, would alert the postpartum nurse to a high risk of early postpartum hemorrhage for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client who is 30 weeks gestation and experiencing preterm labor (PTL). The healthcare provider has ordered corticosteroids (betamethasone) 12mg IM every 24 hours for 2 doses. When asked by the client why the medication is being prescribed, the nurse’s best response would be that the medication: