The nurse notes persistent early decelerations with minimal to moderate variability. Which action would the nurse do next?

The following medications may be used to decrease or stop the contractions in preterm labor:   (Select all that apply.)

A woman is admitted to the labor and birthing suite. Vaginal examination reveals the cervix to be 7 cm, 90%, and a -1 station. The patient is contracting about every 2-3 minutes. The nurse understands that the patient is in which phase/stage of labor?

This is the most important predictor of adequate fetal oxygenation and fetal reserve during labor.  This term refers to the beat-to-beat fluctuations in the baseline Fetal Heart rate.  __________________________ [BLANK-1]

A client who is 12 weeks pregnant is at the prenatal clinic for her second prenatal visit. Her obstetrical history reveals she has a 7-year old girl delivered at 37 1/7 weeks, 2-year old twin boys delivered at 36 6/7 weeks gestation, a spontaneous abortion 8 years ago at 8 weeks gestation, and one elective abortion when she was in her teens. Using the GTPAL method, the nurse would document her obstetric history as:

A nurse-preceptor is explaining to a new nurse about the tocodynamometer. Which comment by the new nurse is correct? Select all that apply

To maximize placental perfusion, the nurse should encourage a pregnant woman with antenatal complications to assume which position?

The use of folic acid in pregnancy helps to prevent which of the following birth defects?

A nurse palpates a woman’s fundus to determine the strength of the contraction. What would be most appropriate for the nurse to use for palpation?

A 14-week pregnant woman with diabetes has a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of 13%. At this time the nurse should be most concerned about which possible fetal outcome?