A client is receiving (Pitocin) oxytocin to induce labor. The nurse should monitor for which of the following adverse maternal effects?

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The nurse is caring for a pregnant woman who is HIV positive. While teaching her about the use of antiretroviral drugs, the nurse explains that these medications will

A primigravida who is 28 weeks pregnant visits the clinic fearing she is experiencing preeclampsia. Which of the following assessments would the nurse make to confirm or negate these thoughts? Select all that apply.

The nurse discovers a loop of the umbilical cord protruding through the vagina when preparing to perform a vaginal examination. The priority intervention is to:

A woman is in the second stage of labor and has a spinal block in place for pain management. The nurse obtains the woman's blood pressure and notes that it is 20% lower than the baseline level. Which action should the nurse take?

With regard to systemic analgesics administered during labor, nurses should be aware that:

When working with a woman who has just experienced a fetal demise you should offer supportive care, give her the opportunity to grieve, and provide for a chaplain to come in if the patient wants one. You know that the Chaplain is non-denominational and can also provide comforting words.

The nurse recognizes that a woman is in true labor when she states…., and finds that her cervix has dilated and effaced on examination.

A patient has just spontaneously ruptured her membranes. Which of the following factors makes her especially high risk for having a prolapsed cord? Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for a woman hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum would expect that the initial treatment would involve: