The nurse prepares prescribed oxytocin, which is to be added to the client's IV fluid when the placenta has been delivered. The nurse determines the placenta has separated and is about to be delivered when which of the following happens?

A client who is 36 weeks gestation tells the nurse that she felt dizzy while laying down for her by the doctor. The nurse recognizes that this client was probably experiencing which of the following?

The nurse examines the client during the second prenatal visit. Which sign would indicate a positive pregnancy?

Which maternal laboratory test needs to be addressed in a client having an amniocentesis?

In developing a plan of care for a client who has ruptured membranes for 24 hours, the nurse recognizes that it is essential to consider her increased risk for which of the following?

The nurse is working in the antepartum clinic where the client presents with a LMP of 2/27/2019 Calculate the EDD: Please write your answer in the following format mm/dd/year

Stage III of labor lasts from complete dilatation through the birth of the baby.

A nurse is performing Leopold maneuvers on a client who is in labor. Which of the following techniques should the nurse use to identify the fetal lie?

The nurse is interviewing a client who sates that she is pregnant. What are some presumptive signs of pregnancy? Select all probable signs of pregnancy.

A laboring client is to be given an epidural for pain management in labor. Prior to the procedure, the physician orders a rapid intravenous infusion of 1000 cc of Lactated Ringer's solution. Which of the following statements best describes the purpose of this treatment regimen?

A client in the second trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse that she has developed a darkened line in the midline of her abdomen from the symphysis pubis to the umbilicus. Which of the following are other expected changes during pregnancy that might be noticeable to the client?