The nurse places a Toco (tocodynamometer) on a client admitted in early labor.

The nurse explains to the client that this device provides an accurate assessment of which of the following:

Pitocin is used for which of the following reasons in the L&D unit: (Select all that apply)

The most common cause of decreased variability in the FHR that lasts 20 minutes or less is:

The slight overlapping of cranial bones or shaping of the fetal head during labor is called:

Along with gas exchange and nutrient transfer, the placenta produces many hormones necessary for normal pregnancy.

These include (select all that apply):

A multipara in latent phase of labor experiences spontaneous rupture of membranes while walking.

Which is the first priority nursing action?

A woman who is 14 weeks pregnant tells the nurse that she always had a glass of wine with dinner before she became pregnant.

She has abstained during her first trimester and would like to know if it is safe for her to have a drink with dinner now.

The nurse would tell her:

After several hours of using imagery and music to promote comfort, the laboring client becomes discouraged and frustrated.

What action will the nurse take?

A physician writes the following order: administer ampicillin 1 g IV every 4 hours until delivery for a newly admitted client with ruptured membranes.

The client had positive vaginal and rectal cultures for GBS+ at 36 weeks gestation.

Which of the following is a rationale for this order?

A woman in labor has just received an epidural block.

The most important nursing intervention is to:

Which of the following findings on fetal monitor tracing would be of most concern to the nurse?