The fetal heart rate decelerates from baseline mirroring the uterine contractions and then returns to baseline by the end of the contraction. What action by the nurse is indicated?

A 26 week G3 P2 has premature rupture of membranes. Which of the following orders would the nurse question?

You are caring for a patient who is having an epidural placed for pain during labor. Which medication should be kept in the room for easy access in case the patient has hypotension?

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

A patient is being taught about tests for gestational diabetes. Teaching was effective when the patient states the following

A woman is 12 weeks pregnant. She has a 5 year old son born at 38 weeks and 3 year old twin daughters that were born at 36 weeks gestation. She had one other pregnancy that terminated spontaneously at 8 weeks. You would document this as

A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis. Based upon her predicted symptoms, what is the priority nursing diagnosis?

The nursery nurse is assessing a newborn that was just admitted to the nursery. The nursery nurse notices a cephalohematoma upon assessment of the head. The nurse knows that this infant is at risk for which condition?

A nurse is caring for a child who has epiglottitis due to an infection with Haemophilus influenzae type B. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

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:

Select the four criteria below that would indicate a category 3 fetal monitor strip.