A nurse has administered methylergonovine (Methergine) to a multipara who delivered twins vaginally 30 minutes earlier. Which of the following outcomes indicates that the medication was effective? 

The mother of a healthy 15 hour old term newborn asks the RN if the PKU blood test could be completed on her infant because she and her infant are being discharged to home.  Which statement should be the basis for the RN’s response?

Choose the correct form of the main verb in the sentence.  Look for helping verbs and tense indicators that might be clues to form. Suddenly Shelby (saw, seen) a rhinoceros looming in the distance.  

The nurse is caring for a client in active labor. For the past 45 minutes, contractions have been occurring every 1-1.5 minutes and lasting for 95 seconds. The nurse palpates the fundal area between contractions and finds it to be very firm. From the assessment, the nurse determines that the client is:  

A G1P0 with severe preeclampsia has been receiving magnesium sulfate by intravenous infusion for 8 hours for severe preeclampsia.  The RN assesses the woman and documents the following findings:  T = 98.7, P = 92, R = 22, BP 155/112, 2 + reflexes.  The RN anticipates an order for:

A full-term 3-hour-old infant has a blood glucose level of 35mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform at this time? 

Two hours after the client’s vaginal delivery, she reports feeling “several large, warm gushes of fluid” from her vagina.  The RN assesses the client’s perineum and finds a large pool of blood on the client’s bed.  Which nursing action is a priority?

The nurse is assessing an 8-hour-old newborn. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the neonatologist? 

Melba has (run, ran) in two marathons this year.

A 22-year-old woman is 6 weeks postpartum.   In the clinic, she admits to crying every day, feeling overwhelmed, and sometimes thinking that she may hurt the baby.  What would be the priority nursing action at this time?