The nurse is providing care for a female adolescent at an in-patient facility for persons with eating disorders. The adolescent’s current weight is less than 85% of ideal body weight. The adolescent appears to be unexpectedly agreeable with the interventions being implemented for weight gain. Which is an important intervention for the nurse to perform?

The nurse is providing care for a female adolescent at an in-patient facility for persons with eating disorders. The adolescent’s current weight is less than 85% of ideal body weight. The adolescent appears to be unexpectedly agreeable with the interventions being implemented for weight gain. Which is an important intervention for the nurse to perform?

The nurse is providing care to a hospitalized 1-year-old patient. The nurse locks the exits per protocol to prevent the removal of the child from the unit. The grandparents become angry about this, because they want to take the infant outside for “some fresh air.” What is the appropriate measure that the staff take to promote patient safety and professionalism?

A nurse is providing care to an adolescent patient. Which statement by the nurse is most likely to enhance communication with the patient?

The RN is preparing a new mother for discharge and is talking about which physical signs and symptoms should be reported to the health care provider immediately, including the following (choose all that apply):

The RN is caring for a postpartum patient who delivered vaginally a little over 12 hours ago. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the on-call doctor?

The nurse is prioritizing her cares for the primiparous client who delivered 10 hours ago. Based on knowledge of phases of maternal adaptation after delivery, which of the following should the nurse include in her plan?

The nurse is caring for a postpartum client who had a perineal laceration at delivery 2 hours ago. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform at this time?

The patient who delivered earlier today is questioning the RN as to why it is so important that she empties her bladder frequently. The RN explains that during the postpartum period, overdistention of the bladder and urinary retention can lead to which complications?

The patient who delivered earlier today is questioning the RN as to why it is so important that she empties her bladder frequently. The RN explains that during the postpartum period, overdistention of the bladder and urinary retention can lead to which complications?