What does the nurse note when measuring the frequency of a laboring woman’s contractions?

The nurse noted that the placenta was shiny and smooth. Which side of the placenta was delivered first?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in labor. The client's labor is difficult and prolonged and she reports a severe backache. Which of the following factors is a contributing cause of difficult prolonged labor?

A nurse is teaching a childbirth preparation class. The group is discussing individual expressions of labor pain. What statement is accurate about a patient's expression of pain?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in labor and has an external electronic fetal monitor. The nurse observes that the fetal heart rate begins to decelerate after the contraction has started, with the lowest point of the deceleration occurring after the peak of the contraction. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

An 18-year-old primigravida is 4 cm dilated and her contractions are 5 minutes apart. She received little prenatal care and had no childbirth preparation. She is crying loudly and shouting "Please give me something for the pain. I can't take the pain.” What is the priority nursing diagnosis?

The nurse observes on the fetal monitor a pattern of a 15-beat increase in the fetal heart rate that lasts 15 to 20 seconds. What does this pattern indicate?

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who had an epidural anesthesia block during the early stages of labor. The client's blood pressure is 80/40 mm Hg and the fetal heart recording is 140/min. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is reporting severe pain during labor and is no longer wanting to follow their natural birth plan. Which of the following interventions should the nurse recognize as being supportive and appropriate for the partner at the bedside to take?
Select all that Apply.

A nurse in a prenatal client is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has heavy, red vaginal bleeding, without contractions, that started spontaneously. She is in no distress and states that she can "feel the baby moving." The client should undergo an ultrasound to determine which of the following findings

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who is in labor. Which of the following nursing actions reflects application of the gate control theory of pain?