A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate for pre-term labor.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving magnesium sulfate for pre-term labor.

Which of the following assessments should the nurse perform to evaluate the therapeutic effect of the medication?

A nurse is performing a digital examination on a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following findings indicates cervical effacement?

A nurse is educating a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about measures to prevent it from occurring.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is evaluating the effectiveness of magnesium sulfate therapy for a client who is in pre-term labor.

Which of the following findings indicates that the therapy is successful?

A client at 28 weeks of gestation presents with bleeding from the vagina.

Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize?

A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who delivered a pre-term newborn at 34 weeks of gestation.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who had pre-term labor at 32 weeks of gestation and was prescribed bed rest at home.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A client at 30 weeks of gestation is experiencing pre-term labor.

Which intervention should the nurse anticipate to suppress uterine contractions?

A nurse is assessing a client for pre-term labor.

Which assessment finding would be most concerning and require immediate intervention?

A nurse is teaching a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about the signs and symptoms to report to the provider.

Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?