28.  A client in the first trimester of pregnancy arrives at a health care clinic and reports that she has been experiencing vaginal bleeding. A threatened abortion is suspected, and the nurse instructs the client regarding management of care.  Which statement made by the client indicates a need for further instruction?

Which factor most likely led to Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire?

9. In which situation is a baseline fetal heart rate of 160 to 170 beats per minute considered a normal finding?

20. Which cue would the nurse assess in a patient diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE)? Select all that apply.

25. At 32 weeks gestation a client undergoes an ultrasound examination, which reveals a low-lying placenta. What complication should the nurse anticipate as the client’s pregnancy approaches term?

43. Which nursing intervention is the most effective and least expensive for reducing the risk for urinary tract infections (UTIs) in a patient after labor?

26. Which of the following data on a client’s health history would the nurse identify as contributing to the client’s risk for an ectopic pregnancy?

17. A primigravida at 40 weeks of gestation is having uterine contractions every 1.5 to 2 minutes and says that they are very painful. Her cervix is dilated 2 cm and has not changed in 3 hours. The woman is crying and wants an epidural. What is the likely status of this woman’s labor?

19. Despite medication, a client’s preterm labor continues, her cervix dilates, and birth appears inevitable. Which medication does the nurse anticipate will be prescribed to increase the chance of the newborn’s survival?

  13. Given the fetal heart rate pattern show above, which of the following interventions should the nurse perform first?