You are ventilating a patient (65 kg IBW) using these parameters: PRVC RR 12 Vt 450 Peep 5 Ti 1.0 Flow trigger 0.5 lpm FiO2 55% Despite being on a Propofol infusion, the ventilator is reading a delivered RR of 22. The ABG shows: PaO2 80, PaCO2 29, pH 7.25, SaO2 96%, BE 0.5.  What change should you make?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 40 weeks’ gestation and is in active labor. The client has 6 cm of cervical dilation and 100% cervical effacement. The nurse obtains the client’s blood pressure reading as 82/52 mm Hg. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse perform?

A client in the perinatal clinic reports a gush of vaginal fluid after sneezing. The nurse performs a Nitrazine tape test and documents that the tape is yellowish-beige in color. What action should the nurse take?

The nurse should identify that the client is most likely experiencing the phase of labor as best evidenced by .

A pregnant client in active labor is prescribed butorphanol (Stadol) 0.03 mg/kg IV every 4 hours as needed for pain. The client weighs 154 lb. The medication is supplied as 1 mg/mL. How many milliliters (mL) should the nurse administer per dose? Round to the nearest tenth. mL

A nurse is teaching a nonsmoking pregnant client about the iron tablets she was just prescribed. What information is most important for the nurse to teach the client?

What is the fetal position shown above?

Which recommendation is an example of a primary prevention strategy for women of childbearing age?

A 2-year-old refuses to share toys with a playmate. The nurse should recognize this as:

A nurse is educating a client who is pregnant about the purpose of an anatomy scan. Which of the following purposes should the nurse include in the teaching?