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A client at 16 weeks’ gestation is experiencing unexplained, bright red bleeding, cramping, and backache for the past two days. A pelvic exam reveals a closed cervix. What type of abortion does this indicate?

The nurse identifies the following assessment findings on a patient with preeclampsia: blood pressure 158/100; urinary output 50 mL/hour; lungs clear to auscultation; urine protein +3 on dipstick; and edema of the hands, ankles, and feet. On the next hourly assessment, which of the following new assessment findings would be an indication of worsening of the preeclampsia?

A client who is 37 weeks’ gestational tests positive for group B Streptococcus (G B S). What should be included in this client’s plan of care?

The nurse is assessing a newly admitted client who is 32 weeks’ gestation. The client’s chief complaints are sudden onset of intense nausea and a frontal headache for the past two days. The client’s initial blood pressure is 158/98 and she reports scant urination over the past 24 hours. Which intervention should the nurse anticipate implementing?

Match the following: Stages of labor 

The nurse is caring for a laboring patient who is scheduled for an epidural block.  What action by the nurse prior to the epidural placement would decrease the chance of maternal hypotension?

A dermatome is an area of skin supplied by the dorsal (sensory) root of a spinal nerve 

True or False: stage 2 begins with the full dilation of the cervix ( 10 cm) and ends with the full delivery of the baby.

 During admission, a laboring patient tells the nurse, “I’m so afraid I’ll need a cesarean section. I don’t want to be asleep for surgery when my baby is born!” Which of the following nursing responses is most appropriate?

A nurse is performing a postpartum assessment on a client who underwent a forceps delivery. Which of the following findings is the most concerning?