The nurse is preparing to give an IM injection of Vitamin K to a newborn infant. In which muscle would this be administered?

You are the nurse teaching new graduate nurses about risk factors that would place a postpartum client at risk for a thromboembolic disorder. Which of the following risk factors, if stated by the new nurses, would show understanding about thromboembolic disorder?  Select all that apply.

A 30-year-old woman gives birth at 40 weeks of gestation through a spontaneous vaginal delivery. The mother did not receive any prenatal care and was diagnosed with chlamydia during labor. Which of the following is an appropriate management step for this patient’s neonate?

A nursing educator is constructing postpartum teaching for new graduate nurses. She decides to include the topic of postpartum bleeding and hemorrhage. She hopes that the nurses understand that the most common cause for immediate postpartum hemorrhage is which condition? 

The nurse is caring for a one week postpartum breastfeeding mother who asks advice on how many extra calories she should be eating. What would you advise this new mother to do?

The physician orders magnesium sulfate intravenously for a client that is admitted to labor and delivery with severe preeclampsia. The Provider has ordered magnesium sulfate 4 gram loading dose to be administered over 15 minutes; maintenance dose of 1 gram per hour. The nurse adds 50 grams of magnesium sulfate to 500 mL of 0.9% NaCl. How many mL is the infusion pump set for to deliver the loading dose?

A student nurse is preparing to assess the perineum of a woman who has had an episiotomy. Which of the following nursing acronyms represents guidelines for performing this assessment?

You receive a newborn male born at 35 weeks gestation to the NICU. You notice the infant with grunting and chest retractions. Upon chest x-ray, the infant is found to have patchy infiltrates and hyperaeration. Which syndrome do you suspect the newborn is experiencing?

This exam contains 59 questions. You have 90 minutes to complete this test. You may have a pen or pencil, a calculator, and scratch paper. At the end of the exam, you will be able to review the items that you missed. If you have to get up from the exam for any reason, the timer does not stop. If you have any questions about the exam, please email your instructor. Good Luck to you all. Breathe, Take your time, read the question completely. You got this!!

You are the nurse caring for a newborn that was just delivered via vaginal delivery. You are to perform the APGAR scores on this neonate. He has the following initial assessment: heart rate 122; respirations 30 breaths per minute they are shallow and irregular; he has cyanosis of his hands and feet; he grimaces when suctioned with the bulb syringe; extremities are moving and they return to flexion with no assistance. What is his APGAR score at one minute?