Recurrent late deceleration patterns are noted when assessing the external electronic fetal monitor tracing of a woman whose labor is being induced with an infusion of oxytocin.  The woman has been assisted to a left side-lying position and her vital signs are stable and fall within her baseline range.  Contractions are “intense”, last 95 seconds, with a frequency of every 1 1/2 minutes.  The immediate action would be to:

A primigravida client received dinoprostone (Prepidil) (aPGE2) to prepare for an induction eight hours ago.  The Bishop score is now 12.  Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

A client is scheduled for an external version.  Before the HCP performs this procedure, the nurse can anticipate an order for?

A primigravida who is 7 centimeters dilated expresses the urge to push.  What should be the nurse’s initial response?

Which nursing action has the highest priority for the client during the second stage of labor?

Use the following fetal monitoring strip to answer the next five questions. What is the variability of the fetal heart rate?

Using the fetal monitoring strip above, what type of decelerations are present?

The nurse in the labor room is preparing to perform an initial vaginal assessment on a pregnant client who has just been admitted to the unit in true labor.  On assessment, the nurse notes the presence of the umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.  Which of the following nursing interventions listed would be the priority intervention to implement?

The strip below is representative of a 30-minute Non-Stress Test performed on a 42-week gestation client, what would you tell the client’s healthcare provider the results were?  Baseline fetal heart rate is 145 bpm.  (Source is external monitoring)

The nurse monitors a client and fetus during the labor of a frank breech infant.  Which one of the following situations is the most common to occur with this type of labor and delivery?