Along with gas exchange and nutrient transfer, the placenta produces many hormones necessary for normal pregnancy.

These include (select all that apply):

A woman in labor has just received an epidural block.

The most important nursing intervention is to:

A woman attends a prenatal visit and is told to start taking a folic acid supplement.

The Nurse Practitioner explains that this is to prevent:

The nurse is evaluating the fetal monitor tracing of the patient who is in active labor.

Suddenly, the nurse sees the FHR drop from its baseline of 125 down to 80. The nurse repositions the mother, provides oxygen, increases intravenous fluids, and performs a vaginal exam.

The cervix has not changed.

Two minutes have passed, and the fetal heart rate remains in the 70s.

What additional nursing measures should the nurse take?

The client has been having contractions every 5 minutes for 7 hours.

Which factor would the nurse use to determine if this is true labor?

A primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation is observed for 2 hours in the intrapartum unit.

The fetal heart rate has been normal.

Contractions are 10 to 15 minutes apart, 20 to 30 seconds in duration, and of mild intensity.

Cervical dilation is 1 to 2 cm and uneffaced (unchanged from admission). Membranes are intact.

The nurse should expect the woman to be:

The nurse is caring for a laboring woman, G3 P2, who was examined 15 minutes ago.

Her cervix was 8 cm dilated and 90% effaced.

She now states she is feeling strong pressure in her rectum and wants to move her bowels.

Which of the following action should the nurse perform first?

A physician writes the following order: administer ampicillin 1 g IV every 4 hours until delivery for a newly admitted client with ruptured membranes.

The client had positive vaginal and rectal cultures for GBS+ at 36 weeks gestation.

Which of the following is a rationale for this order?

After several hours of using imagery and music to promote comfort, the laboring client becomes discouraged and frustrated.

What action will the nurse take?

The nurse has received a report regarding her patient in labor.

The woman’s last vaginal examination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and -2. The nurse’s interpretation of this assessment is that:

Jana purchased an over-the-counter pregnancy test.

The results were positive.

The hormone responsible for a positive pregnancy test is: