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A patient presents to the clinic for a pregnancy test. Her last menstrual period was February 21. What would be her expected date of delivery?

The OB triage nurse is reviewing a prenatal record on a patient. The initial Hemoglobin was 12.2 and Hematocrit was 36%, and at 32 weeks the Hemoglobin was 11 and the Hematocrit was 34%. How would the nurse interpret this data?

A patient at 26-weeks gestation has a 50-gram oral glucose screening test. The screening reveals a glucose level of 165 milligrams/deciliter. What would be the next step in the plan of care?

A 32-week gestation primigravida is being monitored in the prenatal clinic. Which of the following assessment findings would the nurse notify the health care provider regarding? Select all that apply.

A patient is diagnosed with oligohydramnios. The nurse concludes that the fetus would first be assessed for what possible system abnormality?

A 7-week gestation patient complains of feeling nauseated all day. She indicates that the feeling is more pronounced upon waking in the morning. The nurse includes what teaching for the patient related to nausea in pregnancy?

The nurse notes a fernlike pattern when microscopically viewing cervical mucus in a non-pregnant patient. The mucus has a spinnbarkeit of 12 millimeters. What do these findings indicate?

The patient with preeclampsia comes to the clinic with obvious facial edema which she states has occurred over the past 24 hours. What is the probable cause of this facial edema?

A patient who is 8 weeks gestation complains of frequently needing to urinate at night, and relating it to recent fatigue. What is the etiology of this patients’ complaint?

An example of an obstetrical sentinel event/never event during the antepartum period would include which of the following?