A client comes to L&D triage and you use pH paper on her vaginal fluid. The paper turns blue in color. What do you suspect her diagnosis might be?

While performing an hourly assessment of the client with severe preeclampsia, the nurse notices the client has 2 beats of clonus. Which of the following actions did the nurse perform to come to this conclusion?

A 28-year-old woman at 32 weeks of pregnancy undergoes a prenatal non-stress test which shows decreased fetal movement. A biophysical profile is planned for the patient. Which of the following is utilized in this investigation?

Your client has asked you to explain the characteristics of the amniotic fluid. The correct response by the nurse would include which of the following characteristics of amniotic fluid? Select all that apply.

A pregnant client at 25 weeks gestation has a one-hour glucose challenge result of 163 mg/dL. What do you anticipate will be ordered for this client? 

A 17-week gestation client is coming in for a normal prenatal visit. What testing do you predict will be ordered for this client?

You are the nurse caring for a post-op client who had a D&C for gestational trophoblastic disease (hydatiform mole pregnancy.) You understand that the client needs further teaching when she states which of the following comments?

A nurse is designing a teaching sheet describing the process of fetal circulation to hand out to clients during prenatal visits. What would be important information to include in the patient teaching guide concerning fetal circulation?

A 20-year-old woman G2P1 at 32 weeks gestation presents to the emergency department with a severe headache. Her vital signs reveal a blood pressure of 198/102 mmHg. Urine dipstick shows 3+ protein. After the initial evaluation, preparations are made for an emergency cesarean section. Meanwhile, she is started on a continuous intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate for the prevention of seizures. What is a severe, yet preventable, complication of continuous intravenous magnesium sulfate therapy?

A client has labor induced at 41 weeks gestation. The provider orders Oxytocin to be started at 2 milliunits per minute at 0500 and increased by 2 milliunits per minute every 30 minutes. Pharmacy sends 20 Units of Oxytocin in 1000 ml LR. How many mL/hr would the nurse initally set the infusion pump at?