A nurse is assessing a woman in labor.
Which finding would the nurse identify as a cause for concern during a contraction?.

The pharmacy sends a bag of 150 mLs of D5W/0.456 normal saline with 25 units of Regular Insulin.

The patient is ordered to receive an insulin drip at a rate of 9 units/hour.

What rate will you set the IV pump to deliver? Numeric values only.

The nurse teaches a primigravida client that lightening occurs about 2 weeks before the onset of labor.
What will the mother likely experience at that time?.

A woman's amniotic fluid is noted to be cloudy.
The nurse interprets this finding as:.

A nurse palpates a woman's fundus to determine contraction intensity.
What would be most appropriate for the nurse to use for palpation?.

In a client's seventh month of pregnancy, she reports feeling "dizzy, like I'm going to pass out when I lie down flat on my back.”. The nurse explains that this is due to:.

Assessment of a female client reveals a thick, white vaginal discharge.

The client also reports intense itching and dyspareunia.

Based on these findings, the nurse would suspect that the client has:

A nurse is preparing a class for pregnant women about labor and birth.
When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which movements would the nurse include? Select all that apply.

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a woman in labor and notes that the fetal position is documented as LSA.
The nurse interprets this information as indicating which part as the presenting part?.

When preparing a woman for an amniocentesis, the nurse would instruct her to perform which action?.

A pregnant woman is diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia and is prescribed an iron supplement.
After teaching her about her prescribed iron supplement, which statement indicates successful teaching?.