The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Which process will the nurse use to determine the duration of contractions?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor and discovers late decelerations of the fetal heart rate.
What does the nurse know as the reason for this type of deceleration?

IV calculations: (rate-mL/h and gtt/min)

• IV rate calculations will be rounded to nearest whole number.

Adult calculations: the calculation will be rounded to the nearest tenth. Drug Calculation safety considerations:

• Examples:
  • 5 must be answered as 0.5
  • 5.0 must be answered as 5
• To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers.
• Labeling is not necessary

Available: see drug label above Ordered promethazine 12.5mg IM

How many mL of promethazine will the nurse administer?

IV calculations: (rate-mL/h and gtt/min)

IV rate calculations will be rounded to nearest whole number.

.Adult calculations: the calculation will be rounded to the nearest tenth.

.Drug Calculation safety considerations:

• Examples:
  • 5 must be answered as 0.5
  • 5.0 must be answered as 5

To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers. Labeling is not necessary.

Question

The nurse is caring for a client in preterm labor. The physician orders magnesium sulfate to stop her contractions. The order reads 30 grams magnesium sulfate in 1000 mL of mL/hr DSW to infuse at 2 grams/hr. What will be the flow rate in mL/hr?

IV calculations: (rate-mL/h and gtt/min)

IV rate calculations will be rounded to nearest whole number.

Adult calculations: the calculation will be rounded to the nearest tenth. Drug Calculation safety considerations:

Examples:

5 must be answered as 0.5

5.0 must be answered as 5

To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers.

Labeling is not necessary

Question

The nurse received report for the client at 1400. The client was given medication through her NG tube at 1800: Ampicillin 20 mL, Pepcid 10 mL, and Reglan 15 mL. After each medication was given, there was a 30 mL flush with water. Her Hemovac drained 320 mL. Her chest tube drained 210 mL. At 2000, she drank 240 mL of water. Her IV was infusing @ 150mL/hour when report was received. She has voided 275 mL. 325 mL and 310 mL.

What is her I&O from 1400- 2200?

(Separate the answers with a comma)

The nurse is assessing the fetal monitoring tracing below. Which type of fetal heart rate variability is pictured here in the top tracing?

The nurse notices a decreased fetal heart rate (FHR) on the fetal monitor tracing and contacts the charge nurse. The charge nurse completes a vaginal exam and can feel a portion of the umbilical cord in the vagina.

Which emergency interventions will the charge nurse implement? Select all that apply.

The nurse is discussing birth options with a pregnant client. The client previously had a cesarean birth with a classical incision at 26 weeks' gestation but desires a vaginal birth with this pregnancy. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse assesses a laboring client's cervix and states it is 6 cm dilated and 70% effaced.
The client asks what it means to be effaced. Which descriptions will the nurse include when responding to the client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Assessment reveals that the fetus is in a vertex presentation and at -4 station. What does the nurse determine as the position of the fetal head?

The nurse is assessing four clients on the postpartum unit. Each client's uterine assessment is below. 1. The client is three days postpartum and her fundus is 3 cm below the umbilicus 2. The client is two days postpartum and her fundus is 2 cm above the umbilicus 3. The client is one day postpartum and her fundus is 1 cm below the umbilicus 4. The client delivered 8 hours ago and her fundus is at the umbilicus

Which client is experiencing uterine subinvolution?