A nurse is examining a client who is in active labor and observes that the presenting part is in the left occiput posterior position.
What is the clinical interpretation of this finding?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor with 7 cm of cervical dilation and 100% effacement. The fetus is at 1+ station, and the client’s amniotic membranes are intact.
The client suddenly states that she needs to push. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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?

A nurse is examining a client who is in active labor and observes that the presenting part is in the left occiput posterior position.
What is the clinical interpretation of this finding?

What could be the primary reason for early decelerations in the fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern?

A nurse is attending to a client 2 hours after a spontaneous vaginal birth and the client has saturated two perineal pads with blood within a 30-minute period.
What should be the priority nursing intervention at this time?

A client at 37 weeks gestation is admitted with complaints of fever, pain and swelling in her groin, and contractions every 15 minutes.
The nurse, when assessing the client’s perineum, found erythematous lesions on the vulva that look like herpes. The nurse anticipates the patient’s treatment regimen to include which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a new mother who is worried about her newborn’s crossed eyes. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be therapeutic?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is teaching a client who is in her second trimester and has a new diagnosis of gestational diabetes.
Which of the following statements by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

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 and assists the provider who performs an amniotomy. Which of the following is the priority action by the nurse following the procedure?