To assist the woman after delivery of the infant, the nurse knows that the blood patch is used after spinal anesthesia to relieve:

While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate (FHR) for five sequential contractions begins to decelerate late in the contraction, with the nadir of the decelerations occurring after the peak of the contraction. The nurse’s first priority is to:

The nurse expects to administer an oxytocic (e.g., Pitocin, Methergine) to a woman after expulsion of her placenta to:

A woman who is 39 weeks pregnant expresses fear about her impending labor and how she will manage. The nurse’s best response is:

The nurse’s initial action when caring for an infant with a slightly decreased temperature is to:

The two primary functions of the ovaries are

Perinatal nurses are legally responsible for:

A new mother asks the nurse about the “white substance” covering her infant. The nurse explains that the purpose of vernix caseosa is to:

The nurse recognizes that a nonstress test (NST) in which two or more fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations of 15 beats/min or more occur with fetal movement in a 20-minute period is:

A laboring woman received an opioid agonist (meperidine) intravenously 90 minutes before she gave birth. Which medication should be available to reduce the postnatal effects of Demerol on the neonate?