Touch and massage can be helpful during labor.
Which touch and massage methods are used in labor? Select all that apply.

A young adult woman who is HIV-positive is receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and is having difficulty with adherence.
To promote adherence, which area would be most important for the nurse to assess?.

A woman in the 34th week of pregnancy says to the nurse, "I still feel like having intercourse with my husband.”. The woman's pregnancy has been uneventful.
The nurse responds based on the understanding that:.

The skull is the most important factor in relation to the labor and birth processes.

The fetal skull must be small enough to travel through the bony pelvis.

What feature of the fetal skull helps to make this passage possible?

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 conducting an in-service program for a group of nurses working in the labor and birth suite of the facility.
After teaching the group about the factors affecting the labor process, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which component as part of the true pelvis? Select all that apply.

When teaching a class of pregnant women about the effects of substance use during pregnancy, the nurse would include which effect?.

After teaching a group of adolescent girls about female reproductive development, the nurse determines that teaching was successful when the girls state that menarche is defined as a woman's first:.

A nurse is explaining the fetus's position to a female client whose baby is in the frank breech position.
Which statement by the client would indicate that the teaching was understood?.

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

The nurse teaches a primigravida client that lightening occurs about 2 weeks before the onset of labor.
What will the mother likely experience at that time?.