After delivering a healthy baby boy with epidural anesthesia, a woman on the after-birth unit complains of a severe headache. The nurse should anticipate which actions in the patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)

After delivering a healthy baby boy with epidural anesthesia, a woman on the after-birth unit complains of a severe headache. The nurse should anticipate which actions in the patient's plan of care? (Select all that apply.)

During a vaginal delivery the midwife tells you that a shoulder dystocia has occurred. Which of the following initial nursing actions is appropriate at this time?

A woman is in the second stage of labor and has a spinal block in place for pain management. The nurse obtains the woman's blood pressure and notes that it is 20% lower than the baseline level. Which action should the nurse take?

A woman comes in to her physician’s office at 16 weeks of pregnancy complaining of headache. On examination her Blood Pressure is 169/94. As the physician looks over her record he notices that she has a prior history of hypertension. He explains to her that she has

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The laboring patient is being augmented with oxytocin and is experiencing contractions every 3-4 minutes lasting 60 seconds. The patient's fetal heart rate is ranging from 130-140 beats per minute (BPM) with moderate variability of 6-10 beats per minute. No decelerations are noted. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

During the admission assessment, a laboring patient shares that her last baby was born by cesarean but she would like to try to deliver vaginally this time. Upon further discussion, the nurse learns the birth was an emergency delivery for fetal intolerance to labor. What information is the most important for the nurse to obtain?

A woman is admitted due to a suspected ectopic pregnancy. While explaining treatment the patient asks if she will be able to get pregnant again. You answer that she absolutely will get pregnant again. Is this the correct thing to say?

A pregnant woman is just admitted to the emergency room after a head on auto accident. Her body appears to be uninjured. The nurse carefully monitors the woman for which complication(s) of pregnancy? (Select all that apply)

A 29-week gravid patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with vaginal bleeding. To differentiate between placenta previa and abruptio placentae, the nurse should assess which of the following?