A primigravida calls the hospital and tells the nurse on the labor unit that she knows that she is in labor. The nurse’s initial response would be which of the following?

A woman at 26 weeks of gestation is being assessed to determine whether she is experiencing preterm labor. What diagnostic test would the nurse be looking for with the patient?

A patient at 42 weeks gestation has come to the hospital for a NST. Which finding would require further assessment by the nurse?

Two weeks after childbirth the uterus is no longer palpable?

In evaluating the effectiveness of magnesium sulfate for the treatment of preterm labor, what finding would alert the nurse to a possible side effect?

Your caring for an induction of labor at 39 weeks, what nursing intervention would you need to do after seeing this tracing?

The post partum nurse is assessing a client who had a c/section delivery for signs of a venous thrombosis. Which sign would the nurse suspect a venous thrombosis was present?

The diagnostic test reports the pregnant patient has a fetal heart rate baseline of 175 beats per minute. What does this finding indicate to the nurse?

For the labor nurse, care of the expectant mother begins with which situation?

A nurse is monitoring a new mother in the post partum period for signs of hemorrhage. Which of the following signs if noted in the mother would be an early sign of excessive blood loss?