A multipara client develops thrombophlebitis after birth. Which assessment findings would lead the nurse to intervene immediately? 

When making a home visit, the nurse observes a newborn sleeping on his back in a bassinet. In one corner of the bassinet is some soft bedding material, and at the other end is a bulb syringe. The nurse determines that the mother needs additional teaching for which reason? 

A nurse is assessing a postterm newborn. Which finding would the nurse correlate with this gestational age variation?

During an assessment, the nurse notes that the patient has been unable to urinate properly since giving birth and is bleeding more than expected. The nurse suspects which condition?

A nurse is assessing a newborn’s reflexes. The nurse strokes the lateral sole of the newborn’s foot from the heel to the ball of the foot to elicit which reflex? 

Assessment of a newborn reveals uneven gluteal (buttocks) skin creases and a “clunk” when the Ortolani maneuver is performed. What would the nurse suspect? 

The nurse observes the stool of a newborn who has begun to breastfeed. Which finding would the nurse expect? 

Assessment of a newborn’s head circumference reveals that it is 34 cm. The nurse would suspect that this newborn’s chest circumference would be: 

The nurse completes the initial assessment of a newborn. Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect that the newborn is experiencing difficulty with oxygenation? 

A client who has just given birth to a healthy newborn required an episiotomy. Which action would the nurse implement immediately after birth to decrease the client’s pain from the procedure?