The nurse providing care for the laboring woman recognizes that late fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations are caused by:

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Because of the effect of cyclic ovarian changes on the breast, the best time for breast self-examination (BSE) is:

A 37 weeks pregnant female reports to the nurse that she is sleeping in a supine position and feels dizzy after waking up in the morning. What advice does the nurse give to the patient? Select one:

A nurse is caring for a client who is having a nonstress test performed. The fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is around 130 beats/min, with four accelerations in 20 minutes, lasting 20 seconds each and the FHR increased more than 25 bpm. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

A woman with preeclampsia has a seizure. The nurse's primary duty during the seizure is to:
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A nurse is completing a health history for a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation. BMI 17 also, the client informs the nurse that she smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. The nurse should advise the client that smoking places the client's newborn at risk for which one of the following complications?

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side, closed to the midline. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?

A nurse in a community clinic is counseling a client who received a positive test result for chlamydia. Which of the following statements should the nurse provide?

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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A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo a biophysical profile. The client asks the nurse what is being evaluated during this test. Which of the following should the nurse does not include in the test?