A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. Which of the following nursing actions reflects the application of the Gate control theory of pain?

Management of primary dysmenorrhea often requires a multifaceted approach. The nurse who provides care for a client with this condition should be aware that the optimal pharmacologic therapy for pain relief is:

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A woman who has five pregnancies with a fetus (or fetuses) not reaching the stage of fetal viability beyond 20 weeks is known as:
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While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, a nurse from another floor who is covering in labor and delivery unit, notes that the fetal heart rate (FHR) in each contraction begins to decelerate early in the contraction, with the nadir of the decelerations occurring at the same time of the contraction's peak. The nurse's first priority is to:

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A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing external fetal monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate on the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding?

A nurse in a community clinic is counseling a client who received a positive test result for chlamydia. Which of the following statements should the nurse provide?

A nurse is reviewing the health history of a client who has a new prescription for a combined oral contraceptive (COC). The nurse recognizes that which of the following client medications can interfere with the effectiveness of the COC?

A woman is at 9 weeks of gestation. The nurse would expect to palpate the fundus at which level?
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A 35-year-old pregnant woman with irregular periods, G4 T2 PO A1 L2 is 28 weeks pregnant by the last ultrasound, when she experiences bright red and painless vaginal bleeding, fetal contour is easily assessed, and uterine tone is normal. On her arrival at the hospital, what would be an expected diagnostic procedure or test to confirm the diagnosis?

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A nurse is instructing a female client about how to check the basal temperature in order to determine if the client is ovulating. The nurse should instruct the client to check her temperature at which of the following times?

A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test (CST). She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes (3/10). The fetal heart rate (FHR) has a baseline of approximately 130 beats/min with the decelerations happening after the mother's contractions, Nadirs happening at the end of the uterine contractions. The interpretation of this test is said to be
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