A woman who is gravida 3 para 2 enters the intrapartum unit. The most important initial nursing assessments are:

In caring for an immediate postpartum client, you note petechiae and oozing from her IV site. What information, in her history would make you suspect Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation.

The nurse is assessing a fetal heart rate tracing and notices a FHR of 155 bpm with moderate variability, accelerations, and early decelerations. The nurse will chart this a

A laboring woman asks for IV pain medication. Which of the following patients would be a candidate for IV pain medication in labor? (Select all that apply)

A. A blood pressure of 94/60 is low but not typically a contraindication for Terbutaline administration.

A patient with pregnancy-induced hypertension is admitted complaining of pounding headache and epigastric pain. Nursing care is based on the knowledge that these signs indicate:

The nurse is caring for a woman hospitalized for hyperemesis gravidarum. Which would be the most appropriate intervention for this patient?

At the beginning of the fourth stage of labor the nurse assess what four things? (Select four correct answers).

The nurse teaches a couple that the diaphragm is an excellent method of contraception providing that the woman does which of the following?

The nurse working in the prenatal clinic has a patient who states her last menstrual period was April 15th. Using Nagelle's rule, what is her due date?

A 25-year-old female, with no prenatal care, is brought into your LAD unit by ambulance with vagina bleeding Based upon what she thinks in her LMP, she is suspected of being 26 weeks of gestation. The patients combative, yelling at staff, and refuses to change into a patient gown. The nurse suspects possible drug use and history of psychological disorders. She has had no prenatal care. What is not an appropriate nursing action at this time?