The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient and notes that the patient has low levels of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Which physiologic process would be highly affected in the patient?

A woman who has five pregnancies with a fetus (or fetuses) not reaching the stage of fetal viability beyond 20 weeks is known as:
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing external fetal monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate on the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding?

The nurse is providing sexual education to a group of high school students. What will the nurse explain is the most effective choice of birth control for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases?
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A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is having induction of labor with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line. Uterine contractions occur every 2 min, last 100 sec, and are strong to palpation. The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with uniform decelerations beginning at the peak of the contraction and a return to baseline after the contraction is over. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is planning to teach couples about the physiology of the sex act. What correct information will the nurse provide?

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During her gynecologic checkup, a 30-year-old client states that recently she has been experiencing abdominal cramping and pain 3-4 days before and during her menstrual periods. The patient also complains of nausea, vomiting, headache, and irritability. The nurse would document these complaints as:

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When assessing the fetus using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse feels a round, firm, movable fetal part in the pelvis inlet and a long, smooth, and soft surface in the mother's left side close to the midline. What is the likely position of the fetus?

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Metabolic changes throughout pregnancy that affect glucose and insulin in the mother and the fetus are complicated but its important to understand. Nurses should understand that:

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The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates through the placenta to the fetus. What is the function of ductus arteriosus?
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Management of primary dysmenorrhea often requires a multifaceted approach. The nurse who provides care for a client with this condition should be aware that the optimal pharmacologic therapy for pain relief is:

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