A pregnant client who is due in 3 weeks tells the nurse she has shortness of breath occasionally. The nurse explains that this will decrease after the occurrence of which phenomena?

A 16-year-old is making her first prenatal visit to the clinic in her fourth month of pregnancy. What would be the nurse's first responsibility?

The increased blood volume in pregnancy is responsible for which of the following?

The fetal stage is the first stage of fetal development in pregnancy.

A client asks, "What does the doctor mean when he says my baby is plus one?" The nurse explains that this means the part of the baby to be born first has descended to which of the following?

Leopolds maneuvers are used to assess the fetal presentation, dilation, and station.

A client is a gravida 1 para 0, 42 weeks' gestation in early labor. Her tracing indicates normal variability and variable decelerations. As her nurse you are aware that the decelerations are probably caused by

Which assessment indicates that a client is in true labor?

The nurse prepares prescribed oxytocin, which is to be added to the client's IV fluid when the placenta has been delivered. The nurse determines the placenta has separated and is about to be delivered when which of the following happens?

A pregnant client who is due in 3 weeks tells the nurse she has shortness of breath occasionally. The nurse explains that this will decrease after the occurrence of which phenomena?

The nurse teaches a client how to determine the duration of a contraction. Which is the correct explanation:" time the contraction from"?