A client at 30 weeks gestation is admitted to the maternity unit with vaginal bleeding. What should be the RN’s initial nursing response? Question 31 options: a) Count and weigh peripads b) Start an intravenous infusion drip c) Assess blood pressure and pulse d) Observe for pallor, clammy skin, and perspiration

A client at 30 weeks gestation is admitted to the maternity unit with vaginal bleeding. What should be the RN’s initial nursing response? Question 31 options: a) Count and weigh peripads b) Start an intravenous infusion drip c) Assess blood pressure and pulse d) Observe for pallor, clammy skin, and perspiration

Body Structures & Functions

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Chapter20: Urinary System

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