A nurse is providing information to a patient regarding contraception methods.
Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching regarding use of copper intrauterine device (IUD)?

During a class for women in the second trimester of pregnancy, the nurse discusses methods to alleviate back pain.
Which statement by a class member would indicate the need for additional instruction?

A nurse is observing the internal fetal monitor readings of a laboring client.The fetal heart rate is between 130 and 138 beats per minute, with moderate beat-to-beat variability.
How should the nurse interpret this finding?

The nurse suspects drug abuse in a patient admitted with no prenatal care and a diagnosis of abruptio placentae.Which question would elicit the most information from the patient concerning the suspected drug use?

A patient who is 33 weeks pregnant has been experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions.Which information should the nurse include in responding to this patient?

A nurse is caring for a newborn of a diabetic mother (IDM).
What should the nurse monitor for during care of the newborn?

A client is at the antepartal clinic for a pregnancy test.Which finding, if present, would be considered a positive sign of pregnancy?

A baby boy is circumcised on the day of discharge. Which observation should the nurse make prior to the infant’s discharge?. 

A nurse caring for a patient in labor is evaluating the fetal heart monitor.Which finding would indicate fetal distress?

A patient’s labor is induced using an intravenous infusion of 1,000 mL Ringer’s lactate with 10 units of oxytocin.
Two hours later, the nurse notes a pattern of late fetal heart rate decelerations detected on the fetal monitor.Which action is essential for the nurse to take first?

A client who is 22 weeks pregnant with a twin gestation comes to the clinic.
The nurse instructs the client in self-care for the third trimester of pregnancy. Which statement made by the client would indicate the need for further teaching?