A client has been admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of Heart Failure (HF). After three (3) days of treatment in the hospital the nurse notes that the previously audible S3 is now gone. The nurse would recognize this as:
Read DetailsA client is going natural without pain medications and is laboring at home with a doula and a midwife. She has been sitting in a hot tub for an hour and is very uncomfortable. She begins to run a low-grade fever. Her bag of water is intact. The midwife encourages her to
Read DetailsThe nurse is caring for a client who delivered a preterm neonate at 28 weeks gestational age. The client was hospitalized with a preterm premature rupture of membranes. She is one-day post vaginal delivery. Her uterus is tender and she has a temperature of 101o F (38.3o C). She is tachycardic with flu-like symptoms. The client is being treated with intravenous fluids, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and acetaminophen. She is bleeding more than expected, and the fundus is somewhat boggy. The nurse suspects the client may have
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