The nurse is caring for a 30-year-old,single female who delivered a term newborn. What is the best way for the nurse to assess the impact of the newborn on the client’s lifestyle?

The nurse and student nurse are caring for the postpartum client who delivered a term newborn 24 hours previously. The nurse recognizes that the student needs more information on newborn nutrition when making which statement?

The nurse is assessing the infant who may have FAS. Which findings,if observed,should the nurse associate with FAS? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a preterm infant who must be fed via bolus gavage feeding. The infant has a 5 French feeding tube already secured in the left naris. The nurse has aspirated the infant’s stomach contents, noting color, amount, and consistency, and has reinserted the residual amount because it was less than one-fourth the previous feeding. Prioritize the remaining steps that the nurse should take to complete this feeding.

The nurse is reviewing the following labor history of a postpartum mother: “Mother positive for group B streptococcal (GBS) infection at 37 weeks’ gestation. Membranes ruptured at home 14 hours before presentation to the hospital at 40 weeks’ gestation. Precipitous labor,no antibiotic given.” Considering this information the nurse should observe her 15-hour-old newborn closely for which finding?