The nurse is counseling a couple who suspect that they could bear a child with a genetic abnormality.
What would be most important for the nurse to do when working with this family?.

Your patient is ordered to receive 20 units Pitocin in D5%W 500 mLs at 12 milliunits/minute.

What flow rate will you set the IV pump to deliver? Numeric values only.

A nurse is preparing a class for pregnant women about labor and birth.
When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which movements would the nurse include? Select all that apply.

When assessing a woman at follow-up prenatal visits, the nurse would anticipate which procedure to be performed?.

When teaching a group of postmenopausal women about hot flashes and night sweats, the nurse would address which primary cause?.

When preparing a woman for an amniocentesis, the nurse would instruct her to perform which action?.

Assessment of a female client reveals a thick, white vaginal discharge.

The client also reports intense itching and dyspareunia.

Based on these findings, the nurse would suspect that the client has:

A nurse is providing care to a woman in labor.

After the assessment of the fetus, the nurse documents the fetal lie.

Which term would the nurse use?

A nurse is explaining the fetus's position to a female client whose baby is in the frank breech position.
Which statement by the client would indicate that the teaching was understood?.

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a woman in labor and notes that the fetal position is documented as LSA.
The nurse interprets this information as indicating which part as the presenting part?.

A client has just given birth to a healthy baby boy, but the placenta has not yet delivered.
What stage of labor does this scenario represent?.