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 reviewing the ultrasound report of a client who is at 31 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following findings indicates oligohydramnios?

A nurse is caring for a client who is experiencing pre-term labor at 32 weeks of gestation and has been prescribed betamethasone.

Which of the following outcomes should the nurse expect from this medication?

A nurse is assessing a pre-term newborn who has retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to observe?

A nurse is planning care for a pre-term newborn who has a diagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH).

Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?

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 caring for a pregnant client at 36 weeks of gestation who reports low back pain and pelvic pressure.

Which intervention should the nurse implement first?

A client in pre-term labor is being discharged from the hospital.

What should the nurse include in the client's discharge plan?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in pre-term labor and has received one dose of terbutaline subcutaneously.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is teaching a client who is at 27 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor about the signs and symptoms of true labor versus false labor.

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

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who is at 29 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following results indicates an infection that can trigger pre-term labor?