Q1: A nurse is teaching a newborn's parent to care for the umbilical cord stump. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

Q2: A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a client who is undergoing external fecal monitoring. The nurse observes that the fetal heart rate begins to slow after the start of a contraction, and the lowest rate occurs after the peak of the contraction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Q3: A nurse is admitting a client who is at 30 weeks of gestation and is in preterm labor. The client has a new prescription for betamethasone and asks the nurse about the purpose of this medication. The nurse should provide which of the following explanations?

Q4: A nurse is caring for a client following an amniotomy, who is now in the active phase of the first stage of labor. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement with this client?

Q5: A nurse is completing the admission assessment of a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has severe preeclampsia. Which of the following is an expected finding?