A prenatal educator is asking a partner about normal psychological adjustment of an expectant mother during the second trimester of pregnancy. Which answer by the partner would indicate a typical expectant mother’s response to pregnancy?

The nurse is caring for a patient pregnant with twins. Which statement indicates that the patient needs additional information?

A prenatal educator is asking a partner about normal psychological adjustment of an expectant mother during the second trimester of pregnancy. Which answer by the partner would indicate a typical expectant mother’s response to pregnancy?

While teaching a preconception class, the nurse should include which recommendation to decrease the risk of neural tube defects?

Four minutes after the birth of a baby, there is a sudden gush of blood from the mother’s vagina and about 8 inches of umbilical cord slides out. What action should the nurse take first?

A pregnant woman tells the nurse-midwife, “I’ve heard that if I eat certain foods during my pregnancy, the baby will be a boy.” The nurse-midwife’s response should explain that this is a myth, and that the sex of the baby is determined at the time of:

Four minutes after the birth of a baby, there is a sudden gush of blood from the mother’s vagina and about 8 inches of umbilical cord slides out. What action should the nurse take first?

Demerol (meperidine) 75 mg slow IV push analgesia is administered to a laboring patient at 10:00 a.m. The infant is delivered at 11:30 a.m. The nurse would anticipate that the narcotic analgesia could:

By inquiring about the expectations and plans that a laboring woman and her partner have for the labor and birth, the nurse is primarily:

The primigravid patient at 40 weeks’ gestation reports to the nurse that she has had increased pelvic pressure and increased urinary frequency. Which response by the nurse is best?