A nurse is caring for a patient who is 7 days postpartum and calls the clinic to report pain and redness in her left calf. Besides seeing her provider, which interventions should the nurse suggest?

While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse observes that the FHR begins to decelerate late in the contraction, with the decelerations occurring after the peak of the contraction.
What is the nurse’s first priority?

A nurse is caring for a client who is postpartum and is breastfeeding.

The client states that she is concerned about dietary precautions since she has a family history of food allergies. The nurse offers which of the following responses?

What is the estimated date of birth (EDB) for a client who is pregnant and whose last menstrual period began on July 27? (State the date in MMDD.
For example, July 27 is 0727)

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 days postpartum.
The client is a Gravida 4 Para 3 who had a forceps-assisted birth with epidural anesthesia at 40 weeks of gestation. She had a second degree mediolateral perineal laceration with repair, and the placenta was manually extracted.
The estimated blood loss was 600 mL. Complete the diagram by dragging from the choices below to specify what condition the client is experiencing, 2 actions the nurse should take to address that condition, and 2 parameters the nurse should monitor to assess the client’s progress.

A 28-year-old female client is admitted to the labor and delivery unit at 0700hrs. She is 34 weeks pregnant and reports having low back pain and frequent urination since last night. She mentions that urination is painful and she can only pass a small amount each time.

Given the client’s symptoms and the progression of her condition, the nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing complications related to preterm labor and a possible urinary tract infection (UTI). For each characteristic in the table, select whether it is more likely to be associated with preterm labor, a urinary tract infection (UTI), or both. Each column must have at least one response option selected. Candidates can select as many options as apply for each column.

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and who asks about the signs that precede the onset of labor.
Which of the following should the nurse identify as a sign that precedes labor?

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has severe gestational hypertension. Which of the following actions should the nurse expect to implement? (Select all that apply)

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

A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient undergoing labor induction with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line.

Uterine contractions occur every 2 minutes, last 90 seconds, and are strong to palpation.

The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with uniform decelerations beginning at the peak of the contraction and a return to baseline after the contraction is over.

What action should the nurse take?