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A laboring client is 8 cm dilated, 100% effaced, with vertex presentation, at +2 station.  The fetal heart rate gradually slows during each contraction, returning to baseline once the contraction is subsiding, known as an early deceleration.  The nurse recognizes this is likely caused by:

An ultrasound of the fetal heart shows that normal fetal circulation is occurring.  Which of the following statements should the nurse interpret as correct in relation to the fetal circulation?

The nurse is helping a new parents to breastfeed and the patient wants help to know if the baby is getting a good latch. All of the following can be suggested by the nurse to determine the success of breastfeeding except which one?

Which treatments are correctly matched to the infection they treat? Select all that apply

You are asked to provide back-up for an anticipated vaginal birth.  When the baby is born, you dry and stimulate it on it’s parent’s chest. At one minute, you perform an APGAR. The baby has a heart rate of 135 bpm, is breathing regularly, is crying vigorously, has acrocyanosis, is moving all extremities, and grimacing at the stimulation.  

Which infections are considered bacterial STI’s? Select all that apply

Effective methods of pregnancy prevention include: Select all that apply

Which of the following are normal, expected findings on a postpartum fundal exam? Select all that apply. 

Which symptom is most associated with Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)?

Your patient has completed the cervical ripening stage of her induction, and is now ready for Pitocin. In order to ensure patient safety, you know you will do what?