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 A woman is admitted to the postpartum unit two hours after delivery of a baby. She had a 4th degree laceration and was a stage 1 MOH. She only voided 200cc prior to arrival to the unit.  What action is especially important because the membranes were ruptured for 28 hours before delivery?

Identify what the fetal heart rate strip reads 

A multigravida client in active labor at term is diagnosed with polyhydramnios. The physician has instructed the client about possible neonatal complications related to the polyhydramnios. The nurse determines that the client has understood the instructions when the client states that polyhydramnious is associated with which of the following in the fetus or neonate? 

 Of the most frequent responses to pain, which of the following is most likely to impede your patient’s progress in labor?

The nurse is reading a client’s chart and notes that the physician documented that the client is thrombocytopenic.  The nurse knows that the client’s platelet value is

Identify this placenta 

What Apgar score at 1 minute would be given to a newborn who exhibited the following?Heart rate: below 100 bpm   Respiratory effort: slow Grimace: Grimace Color: body pink: extremities blue Activity: limp

The patient who is in her third trimester of pregnancy suddenly notices that she is bleeding.  At first, the bleeding was scanty but has become heavier.  She reports that she has no pain.  A nurse should suspect:

Honorlock worked for me. 

Which of the following best describes the way to test nostril patency?