A nurse is caring for a client who is at 24 weeks of gestation and has a suspected placental abruption.

Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?

A. Kleihauer-Betke test

B. Progesterone serum level

C. Lecithin/sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio

D. Maternal Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) - A. Kleihauer-Betke test

The nurse should expect the provider to prescribe a Kleihauer-Betke test for a client who has suspected

placental abruption to determine if fetal blood is in maternal circulation. This test is useful to determine

if Rho-(D) immune globulin therapy should be administered to a client who is Rh-negative.

A nurse is demonstrating to a client how to bathe their newborn. In which order should the nurse

perform the following actions? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the selected

order of performance. Use all the steps.)

A. Clean the newborn's diaper area.

B. Wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin.

C. Wipe the newborn's eyes from the inner canthus outward.

D. Cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical cord stump.

E. Wash the newborn's legs and feet. - C. Wipe the newborn's eyes from the inner canthus outward.

B. Wash the newborn's neck by lifting the newborn's chin.

D. Cleanse the skin around the newborn's umbilical cord stump.

E. Wash the newborn's legs and feet.