A patient on coagulation therapy will tend to bleed more readily. How long should pressure be kept on a site after a venipuncture if the patient shows minimal clotting?

After inserting the needle into a vein, you fail to get blood flow. What techniques can you use to recover the venipuncture?

Which of the following is the most common patient reaction to a venipuncture?

Reactive NST 1.JPG    You are assessing your client’s fetal strip. This is what you see on the monitor. How do you respond?

The Nurse Educator is designing a training class for newly graduated Nurse Residents in the Labor and Delivery department. She wants to teach that three measures should be implemented by the nurse to provide intrauterine resuscitation. Which selection would be the best response for the priority actions starting with the most important?

A 25 year old client, G1P0, is 38 weeks gestation. She comes to the clinic today with complaints of leg edema, leg cramps and increased frequency. The nurse understands that these are signs of what process?

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a woman in labor and notes that the fetal position is documented as LST. The nurse interprets this information as indicating which part as the presenting part?

A 24-year old primigravida client comes to the labor and delivery unit at 38 weeks gestation. Her Bishop score is 9. The nurse understands that this Bishop score indicates which of the following? 

The charge nurse is making assignments for the oncoming night shift in the labor and delivery department. Which client should be assigned to the most experienced nurse?

The nurse is caring for a client who is in the latent phase of labor. What would the priority teaching be at this time?