When administering Pitocin, you should start at a low dose and work your way up slowly to a dose that provides the best contraction rate.

When discussing work and travel during pregnancy with a pregnant patient, nurses should instruct them that.

The maternity nurse understands that as the uterus contracts during labor, maternal-fetal exchange of oxygen and waste products:

A pregnant client at 22 weeks’ gestation has a hematocrit of 35%. Pre-pregnancy hematocrit was 40%. Which of the following statements by the nurse best explains this change?

After the nurse completes nutritional counseling for a pregnant woman, she asks the client to repeat the instructions to assess the client’s understanding.

Which statement indicates that the client understands the role of protein in her pregnancy?

The nurse is discussing a patient’s vaccination history at her 32-week gestation appointment.

The nurse knows that her teaching has been effective when the patient states:

When planning the care for a laboring woman whose membranes have ruptured, the nurse recognizes that the woman’s risk for has increased.

Which occurrence is related to cervical dilation and effacement?

The nurse is evaluating the fetal monitor tracing of the patient who is in active labor.

Suddenly, the nurse sees the FHR drop from its baseline of 125 down to 80. The nurse repositions the mother, provides oxygen, increases intravenous fluids, and performs a vaginal exam.

The cervix has not changed.

Two minutes have passed, and the fetal heart rate remains in the 70s.

What additional nursing measures should the nurse take?

Which of the following findings on fetal monitor tracing would be of most concern to the nurse?

After several hours of using imagery and music to promote comfort, the laboring client becomes discouraged and frustrated.

What action will the nurse take?