The nurse is assessing the female client who is taking clomiphene. Which finding should indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing an adverse effect of the medication?

The newborn is to receive phytonadione. Which statement, if made by the newborn’s mother, indicates that she understands the nurse’s teaching about the medication?

The newborn is prescribed to receive routine immunizations per written hospital protocol. Which immunization should the nurse plan to administer?

The nurse is caring for the newbom. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect after administering naloxone?

The nurse is caring for the infant whose mother has tested positive for hepatitis B surface antigen. The nurse is preparing to administer the hepatitis B vaccine to the infant. To prevent infection, which medication should the nurse administer along with the hepatitis B vaccine?

The postpartum client experiencing uterine atony is to receive carboprost tromethamine. Due to the medication side effects, what should the nurse plan to give to the client?

The nurse is caring for the postpartum client. Which assessment finding should prompt the nurse to conclude that the administration of carboprost tromethamine has been effective?

The breastfeeding postpartum client is reporting afterpains and requests pain medication. Which medication is best for the nurse to select to prevent adverse effects on her breastfeeding infant?

The HCP is preparing to administer sterile water injections to decrease the laboring client’s back pain. The nurse would prepare the client to receive the injections by which administration route?

The nurse is caring for the infant diagnosed with PDA. By which route should the nurse expect to administer indomethacin?

The nurse is caring for the client who is 1 hour postpartum. Which vital sign should the nurse check before administering methylergonovine 1M?

The infant of a diabetic mother is receiving DID/0.2 NS IV through a peripheral vein to manage blood glucose levels. After examining the infant, the HCP tells the nurse to change the solution to D12.5/0.2 NS. Which action by the nurse is most important?

The pregnant client received a dinoprostone insert. The nurse determines that the client had the desired therapeutic response when obtaining which assessment finding?

The nurse in a large urban hospital is admitting a 2-hour-old infant whose mother is positive for HIV. The infant is to receive zidovudine. Which laboratory tests should the nurse analyze before administering the medication?

The client who is 2 days post—cesarean birth has all of following prescribed medications. Which medication should the nurse administer when the client reports painful ulcerations on the perineum?

The nurse is caring for the client who is receiving magnesium sulfate IV to treat severe preeclampsia. When reviewing the client’s serum magnesium levels, which value should the nurse conclude is therapeutic?

A 6-day-old infant is to receive nystatin to treat adherent white patches on the tongue, palate, and inner aspect of the cheeks. Which most irnportant information should the nurse teach the parent about nystatin?

The client, who is 8 weeks pregnant, tells the nurse that she wants to try an herbal or natural remedy for treating her nausea. Which herb should the nurse suggest?

The nurse is assessing the client with severe preeclampsia who has been receiving IV magnesium sulfate for 24 hours. The nurse should conclude that the medication is effective in treating preeclampsia when obtaining which finding?

The client who is 28 weeks pregnant and experiencing heartburn is prescribed to take omeprazole. The nurse educating the client about omeprazole should explain that it reduces heartburn by which action?

The nurse receives medication orders for the client who is 28 weeks pregnant and experiencing CHF. Which medication should be clarified with the HCP before administration?

While adding oxytocin to a bag of solution, a 30-year—old nonpregnant female nurse pokes her finger with the needle and then injects some of the oxytocin into her body. The nurse immediately goes to the agency’s health service. Which treatment should the nurse expect in addition to the care of the clean needlestick injury?

Benazepril is added to the antihypertensive medication regimen of an African American client who is 30 weeks pregnant. Which nursing intervention is most important?

The nurse is assessing a newly pregnant Client. Which finding indicates that the client may need iron supplementation?

Prior to assisting with an external cephalic version on the client who is 38 weeks’ gestation, the nurse is preparing to administer terbutaline sulfate subcutaneously. Which explanation about the medication should the nurse provide to the client?

The nurse assesses the client in labor at 39 weeks’ gestation receiving epidural anesthesia. Which findings require immediate nursing intervention because the client may be experiencing symptoms of IV injection?

The nurse assesses the client who is at 40 weeks’ gestation before administering misoprostol 25 mcg per vagina one time as prescribed. Which question would be most important for the nurse to ask this client before administering misoprostol?

The nurse receives HCP orders for four inpatient clients to insert dinoprostone for cervical ripening. The nurse should question the order for which client?

Prior to delivery, the client had prolonged rupture of her membranes. Since delivery 48 hours ago, she has been receiving IV cefotaxime. Which outcome would be most important for the nurse to establish?

The postpartum client, who just delivered a full-term infant, tells the nurse she is concerned about her Rh-negative status. She says that she received Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM) during her pregnancy, and she wonders if she is going to need it again- Which statement, if made by the nurse, is correct?

The pregnant client presents to a clinic with a white, cottage cheese—like vaginal discharge, itching, and vulvar redness. The nurse should pre- pare to teach the client about which appropriately prescribed medication?

The nurse is checking the medical records of second-trimester clients for newly prescribed medications. The nurse should contact the HCP regarding incomplete information for which prescription?