At the midpoint of pregnancy, you review the beginning signs of labor with a patient. Which of the following would you include as a beginning sign of labor?

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor, which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first?

A nurse is examining a client who is in active labor and observes that the presenting part is in the left occiput posterior position.
What is the clinical interpretation of this finding?

Which of the following observations should be recorded as part of a newborn gestational age assessment?

A nurse admits a woman who is at 38 weeks of gestation and in early labor with ruptured membranes.
The nurse determines that the client’s oral temperature is 38.9°C (102°F). Besides notifying the provider, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

A client at 37 weeks gestation is admitted with complaints of fever, pain and swelling in her groin, and contractions every 15 minutes.
The nurse, when assessing the client’s perineum, found erythematous lesions on the vulva that look like herpes. The nurse anticipates the patient’s treatment regimen to include which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 37 weeks of gestation and has placenta previa. The client asks the nurse why the provider does not do an internal examination.Which of the following explanations of the primary reason should the nurse provide?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is suspected of having a hydatidiform mole. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect to observe in this client?

A postpartum client on magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia suddenly developed severe headaches, floating spots in the field of vision, and right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
Vital signs are BP= 164/100, HR= 96, RR= 16. Laboratory results show liver enzymes are AST = 890, ALT= 980, and platelets = 25,000.This client most likely developed which condition?

A nurse in the newborn unit is caring for several infants.
Which of the following situations requires the nurse's immediate attention and intervention?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is 7 days postpartum and calls the clinic to report pain and redness in her left calf. Besides seeing her provider, which interventions should the nurse suggest?