A postpartum nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a…

A postpartum nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a stillbirth at 38 weeks gestation. The patient states, “I don’t know how I am supposed to go home without my baby.” Which of the following responses by the nurse demonstrates therapeutic communication?

A patient is in early labor, her cervical exam is 1cm/50%/-2…

A patient is in early labor, her cervical exam is 1cm/50%/-2. She is exhausted and complains of being up all night with cramping and irregular contractions. As the nurse, what pain management options would be most reasonable at this stage in labor for the patient?

You are the nurse caring for a 36-year-old pregnant patient,…

You are the nurse caring for a 36-year-old pregnant patient, G1P000 at 39w2d who is 10cm dilated with contractions every 2-3 minutes. She is receiving Pitocin for an induction of labor and has begun pushing. You note the following fetal heart rate tracing: How would you classify the fetal heart rate decelerations?