A nurse is answering Questions about labor and delivery to a client. The client is concerned that she will need a blood transfusion due to all the blood loss during the delivery. The nurse explains that blood volume increases during pregnancy that will offset the loss. Which of the following is the correct percentage of increased blood volume during pregnancy that the nurse should explain to the client?

A nurse is caring for a primigravida who asks about the function of the placenta. The nurse responds correctly when explaining which of the following are functions of the placenta?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 9 weeks pregnant at her first prenatal visit. Vital signs Medical history Diagnostic tests Ultrasound report notes fetal cardiac activity at 155 bpm HcG+ Blood type A+ Hepatitis B: Non-reactive RPR: Non-reactive HIV: negative Rubella: Immune/Positive (Select All that Apply.) Blood pressure Gastrointestinal complaints Lower abdominal cramping What priority information should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is caring for an antepartum client who has an infection and is receiving Vancomycin 2g in 100 mL dextrose 5% over 40 min.

The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Enter only numeric value).

A nurse in labor and delivery is caring for a client who has just delivered a healthy baby boy. Following delivery of the placenta, the nurse examines the umbilical cord. Which of the following vessels should the nurse expect to observe in the umbilical cord?

A client expresses concern about teratogen exposure on fetal development. Which factor does the nurse emphasize as a priority related to the effects of teratogen exposure?

A nurse is caring for an 18-week pregnant client in a prenatal clinic. The client asks if some of her new symptoms are common in pregnancy. Highlight the findings that the nurse would include in teaching about expected physiological changes in pregnancy.

A client arrives for her second prenatal visit and the provider is reviewing the results of her tests. The client’s blood type and Rh factor are B- (negative). What additional intervention is needed for this client?

A mother has a child who is 4 years of age, and she is expecting another child. The mother expresses concern to the nurse about how the older sibling will receive the newborn. Which intervention shared by the mother would require follow-up by the nurse?

A nurse at a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is in her first trimester of pregnancy. The client tells the nurse that she is feeling confused lately because, although she and her husband planned this pregnancy, she is not sure that she is happy about being pregnant. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the nurse?

A nurse is caring for a client in the obstetric clinic who is 22 weeks of gestation, calculated by her last menstrual period. The fundal height measurement is 19 centimeters. This measurement could indicate which of the following? (Select all that apply).