When considering genetics, the nurse knows that brown eyes are a dominant trait and blue eyes are a recessive trait. If a woman is homozygous for blue eyes and her partner is homozygous for brown eyes, what is the probability they will have a brown-eyed child? Use a Punnett square to determine your answer.

The nurse administering magnesium sulfate to the client with severe preeclampsia determines the need to turn off the drip, apply oxygen 10L via mask, call the provider, and administer calcium gluconate. Which assessment cues most likely prompted the nurse to take these actions?

The client in labor is fully dilated and the fetal head is at +2 station. The nurse recognizes this as the beginning of the _______ stage of labor.

Match the following neonatal complications with their definitions. Use each answer only once.

The multigravida client at 14 weeks gestation attends her second prenatal visit and has a blood pressure of 146/92. Based on this result, the client can be diagnosed with which condition?

The client reports to the birthing unit at 39 weeks gestation with painless, bright red vaginal bleeding, and a Category 1 fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern. Which of the following actions does the nurse anticipate next in the plan of care?

Questions 78 – 81 are based on the following case study. Mandy Davidson is a​ 34-year-old G2 T1 P0 A0 L1 presenting to the​ birthing unit at 42 weeks’ gestation for evaluation for possible induction of labor. The client’s first delivery was post term at 43​ weeks’ gestation which resulted in shoulder dystocia and a second-degree perineal laceration. The client appears increasingly anxious upon assessment. The last ultrasound showed the neonate to be macrosomic or large for gestational age​ (LGA) but is also not in an optimal position. Her husband is with her. Mrs. Davidson is sent for a biophysical profile and testing to evaluate fetal wellbeing. The nurse hypothesizes that which of the following cues indicate that a change in the labor plan needs to be implemented for the safety of the​ fetus? Select all that apply

The prenatal nurse assesses the 14-week gestation G4 T1 P2 A0 L3 client and notes a fetal heart rate of 148, the fundal height is 1 cm above the symphysis pubis, and the client denies experiencing quickening. The nurse recognizes which of the following as the correct hypothesis?

Match the nursing intervention with the appropriate cue in providing labor support. Use each answer only once.

The nurse assesses the fundal height for multiple pregnant clients. For which client should the nurse conclude that a fundal height measurement is most accurate?