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While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate (FHR) drops slightly after the peak of the contraction and returns to baseline after the contraction is complete for five sequential contractions. What is the nurse’s priority intervention?

The charge nurse is making assignments in the labor and delivery department. Which client should be assigned to the most experience nurse?

Which priority intervention should the nurse implement for the 38-week gestation client who now requests an epidural anesthesia?

The provider orders Magnesium Sulfate to start at 0600 with a loading dose of 6 grams over 15 minutes and then a 2 gram per hour maintenance dose.  The Pharmacy sends 60 grams in 1000 mL of Lactated Ringers.  How many mL/hr will the pump be running at 0630?  write in whole number only [BLANK-1]

One half hour after her C/S with epidural anesthesia, your patient is apprehensive and restless. she has an accelerated pulse and respiratory rate and a drop in BP. You will:

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Select all that apply.

When auscultating the fetal heart rate of a term fetus during labor, the nurse notes a rate of 130 to 145 beats per minute, with occasional accelerations in the rate. How should the nurse interpret the data?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor. The nurse locates the fetal heart tones with ultrasound transducer in the client’s left upper quadrant. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following positions?

A 32-year-old patient at 34 weeks’ gestation is admitted for severe preeclampsia. The patient reports a persistent headache (rated 6/10), epigastric pain, and nausea. Vital signs: BP 164/110mmHg, HR 92 bpm, RR 18 bpm, SpO₂ 98% on room air. Urine dipstick shows +3 proteinuria, and deep tendon reflexes are brisk (3+). Which medication should the nurse prioritize administering?

You are working in a obstetric triage area, and several patients have just come in. Which patient should be assessed first?