During a vaginal exam the nurse discovers a loop of umbilical cord protruding from the vagina.  What is the priority nursing intervention at this time?

The patient who is 39 weeks gestation is being induced with oxytocin. She is in active labor.  She is having some early decelerations with a fetal heart rate baseline at 140.  What is the priority action?

A primigravida was admitted in early labor.  Her membranes were intact and her contractions were occurring every 5 minutes and lasting about 45 seconds.  She says that they are very painful, and she is unable to relax between contractions.  Three hours after admission, her cervical status remains unchanged.  Her contractions now are every 5 to 7 minutes and last 30 seconds.  The fetal heart rate is 160 beats per minute.  Of the preceding data, which cue suggests a hypotonic labor pattern?

In assisting with an abdominal ultrasound procedure for determining fetal age, the nurse must first:

A nurse is caring for a client and reviewing the findings of the client’s biophysical profile (BPP). Which of the following variables are included in this test? (Select all that apply)

  A client who is 39 weeks gestation is scheduled for a contraction stress test (CST) following a nonreactive nonstress test (NST). An oxytocin intravenous infusion is initiated. The nurse observes the strip above. Based on this fetal monitoring strip, the nurse can anticipate which of the following as a plan of care:

In the operating room, a patient is being prepped for a cesarean delivery.  The doctor is present.  What is the last assessment the nurse should make just before the patient is draped for surgery?

Andrew Jackson attracted strong popular support in the presidential election of 1828 largely because he:

The sp3d2 atomic hybrid orbital set accommodates ________ electron domains.

Of the following atoms, which has the largest  first ionization energy?