A client comes to the clinic for her first prenatal visit at 26 weeks of pregnancy. She states that she does not see the point of coming earlier as she felt fine. The nurse should make which statement to explain why prenatal care in the first trimester is important? 

A primigravida is admitted to the labor unit with contractions every 7-8 minutes. She is 3 cm dilated, 70% effaced, and at 0 station. She is very anxious, is having difficulty coping with contractions, does not have any support person and states that she did not attend prenatal classes. What is the most effective nursing intervention?

The nurse is preparing a handout for female adolescents on the menstrual cycle. What phase of the cycle occurs if fertilization does not take place?

A prenatal patient asks the nurse how the baby can possibly come out through her vagina, because a vagina is not nearly as big as a baby. How does the nurse best answer this patient’s question? “The vagina:

A pregnant client reports that she had a miscarriage 10 weeks’ gestation, delivered a set of twins at 22 weeks’ gestation that died within 24 hours, and has a three-year-old child who was born at term at home.  How would the nurse record the client’s status in the prenatal record?  

A postpartum patient is at risk for a thrombus and is not ready to ambulate, which nursing intervention should the nurse implement?  (Select all that apply.) Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

A woman in active labor is given nalbuphine hydrochloride (Nubain) 14 mg IV for pain relief. Half an hour later, her respirations are at 8 per minute. The physician would likely order which medication for this patient?

A prenatal patient asks the nurse how the baby can possibly come out through her vagina, because a vagina is not nearly as big as a baby. How does the nurse best answer this patient’s question? “The vagina:

A prenatal patient asks the nurse how the baby can possibly come out through her vagina, because a vagina is not nearly as big as a baby. How does the nurse best answer this patient’s question? “The vagina:

A pregnant client reports that she had a miscarriage 10 weeks’ gestation, delivered a set of twins at 22 weeks’ gestation that died within 24 hours, and has a three-year-old child who was born at term at home.  How would the nurse record the client’s status in the prenatal record?