The pharmacy sends a bag of 150 mLs of D5W/0.456 normal saline with 25 units of Regular Insulin.

The patient is ordered to receive an insulin drip at a rate of 9 units/hour.

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

After describing continuous internal electronic fetal monitoring to a laboring woman and her partner, which statement by the woman would indicate the need for additional teaching?.

A woman is admitted to the labor and birthing suite.

Vaginal examination reveals that the presenting part is approximately 2 cm above the ischial spines.

The nurse documents this finding as

A client's membranes spontaneously ruptured, as evidenced by a gush of clear fluid with a contraction.

 What would the nurse do next? 

In a client's seventh month of pregnancy, she reports feeling "dizzy, like I'm going to pass out when I lie down flat on my back.”. The nurse explains that this is due to:.

A client states "I think my water broke! I felt this gush of fluid between my legs.”. The nurse tests the fluid with nitrazine paper and confirms membrane rupture if the swab turns:.

A nurse is preparing a presentation for a group of pregnant women about the labor experience.
Which factors would the nurse include when discussing measures to promote coping for a positive labor experience? Select all that apply.

Assessment of a woman in labor reveals that the fetus is in a cephalic presentation and engagement has occurred.
The nurse interprets this finding to indicate that the presenting part is at which station?.

A nurse is providing care to a pregnant woman in labor.

The woman is in the first stage of labor.

When describing this stage to the client, which event would the nurse identify as the major change occurring during this stage?

A woman's amniotic fluid is noted to be cloudy.
The nurse interprets this finding as:.

A nurse palpates a woman's fundus to determine contraction intensity.
What would be most appropriate for the nurse to use for palpation?.