A nurse midwife is examining a patient who is at 42 weeks of gestation and believes she is in labor.
Which of the following findings would confirm to the nurse that the patient is in labor?

A nurse has received an order to administer Morphine 5mg IV once immediately.
The available concentration is 2.5 mg/mL. How many mL of morphine should the nurse prepare for administration?

A nurse is leading a discussion about contraception with a group of 14-year-old clients. After the presentation, a client asks the nurse which method would be best for her to use.
Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription.
The nurse is using a dosage example of two tenths of a milligram.

 Which of the following examples should the nurse use to show appropriate transcription of this dosage? 

A nurse is attending to a first-time pregnant woman who is at term.

She is experiencing contractions but is unsure if she is in labor.

Which of the following should the nurse identify as a labor sign?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and suspected of having placenta previa.
Which of the following symptoms would support this diagnosis?

A nurse is preparing to measure the fundal height of a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation.
At which location should the nurse expect to palpate the fundus?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving opioid epidural analgesia during labor.
Which of the following findings is the nurse’s priority?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse in a hospital is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has a large amount of painless, bright red vaginal bleeding.

The client’s vital signs are: blood pressure 98/52 mm Hg, heart rate 118/min, respiratory rate 24/min, and temperature 36.4 C (97.6° F). The client is placed on a fetal monitor indicating a regular fetal heart rate of 138/min and no uterine contractions.

What is the priority nursing action?

A nurse is caring for a client in the second stage of labor.

The nurse observes retraction of the fetal head against the maternal perineum after the fetal head is birthed.

What potential condition could the client be experiencing, what parameters should the nurse monitor to assess the client’s progress, and what actions should the nurse take?