Prior to discharging a 24- hour – old newborn, the nurse assesses the newborn’s respiratory status.  Which of the following would the nurse expect to assess?      

A patient has not received any medication during her labor. She is having frequent contractions every 1 to 2 minutes and has become irritable with her coach and no longer will allow the nurse to palpate her fundus during contractions. Her cervix is 8 cm dilated and 90% effaced. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating:

Assessment of a primigravida patient reveals cervical dilation at 8 cm and complete effacement.  The patient complains of severe back pain.   The nurse explains that the patient’s severe back pain is most likely caused by the fetal occiput being in which position?

A patient has not received any medication during her labor. She is having frequent contractions every 1 to 2 minutes and has become irritable with her coach and no longer will allow the nurse to palpate her fundus during contractions. Her cervix is 8 cm dilated and 90% effaced. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating:

Which of the following would alert the nurse that a preterm newborn is in pain?

The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old child hospitalized with internal injuries following a motor vehicle accident.  For which of the following medical treatments would the nurse need to obtain an informed consent beyond the one signed at admission?    

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

Which of the following is not considered an erythrocyte inclusion?

Match the following coagulation factors to their corresponding name.

Using an automated cell analyzer, an increased RDW should correlate with: