During CPR, blood gases are drawn. The results are as follo…
During CPR, blood gases are drawn. The results are as follows: FiO2 1.0 pH 7.15 PaCO2 55 mmHg PaO2 210 mmHg HCO3- 12 mEq/L What is the most important action that should be taken to correct the acid-base abnormality shown here?
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The nurse is caring for a client who is G4P3 at 39 weeks gestation. She is in labor. Before labor, an ultrasound confirms that the fetus has hydrocephalus. The provider examines the client using Leopold maneuvers and notes that the fetal chin is off the chest, and the fetal head is in complete and full extension. Which variation in the cephalic presentation does the nurse expect?
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The nurse is caring for a laboring client who is G1P0 at 40 weeks gestational age. She is going natural and was 6 cm dilated two hours ago. She has been laboring in the shower with the nurse intermittently listening to the fetal heart rate using a handheld Doppler. She calls out and thinks she may have had a spontaneous rupture of membranes. The nurse enters the room. The priority nursing assessment is
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