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?

23.  Which action should be initiated to limit hypovolemic shock when uterine inversion occurs?

45. The client reports mood swings and crying episodes for a week after delivery, but she feels fine now. She asks what would cause this to happen? Which condition is most appropriately the cause for the client’s behavior? 

55. The labor-and-delivery nurse is preparing for the delivery of a newborn after maternal opiate exposure. Which medication would the nurse prepare before delivery?

The basic building block of a protein is the _________________