A 37 weeks pregnant female reports to the nurse that she is sleeping in a supine position and feels dizzy after waking up in the morning. What advice does the nurse give to the patient? Select one:

Physiologic anemia often occurs during pregnancy as a result of

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor.

The nurse locates the fetal heart tones above the client's umbilicus, at the midline. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following presentation?

A woman's obstetric history indicates that she is pregnant for the fourth time and all of her children from previous pregnancies are living. One was born at 39 weeks of gestation, another child was born at 40 weeks of gestation, and the last child was born at 36.2 weeks of gestation. What is her gravidity and parity using the GTPAL system?

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A pregnant client is seen for a regular prenatal visit and tells the nurse that she is experiencing irregular contractions and painless. The nurse determines that she is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. On the basis of this finding, which nursing action is most appropriate?

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The nurse caring for the laboring woman should understand that early decelerations are caused by:

Preconception counseling is critical to the outcome of diabetic pregnancies because poor glycemic control before and during early pregnancy increase the incidence of
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A nurse is instructing a woman who is contemplating pregnancy about nutritional needs. To reduce the risk of giving birth to a newborn who has neural tube defects (NTD), which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
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When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part in the pelvis inlet and a long, smooth, and soft surface in the mother's left side close to the midline. What is the likely position of the fetus?

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The nurse is providing sexual education to a group of high school students. What will the nurse explain is the most effective choice of birth control for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?
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A woman at 37 weeks of gestation with a history of asthma, after a domestic violence episode is admitted into the emergency room unit. She suddenly experiences increased contraction frequency of every 1 to 2 minutes; dark red vaginal bleeding; and a tense, severe abdomen pain. The nurse suspects the onset of
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