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The mother who experiences a precipitous labor is at risk for all of the following: SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

A patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with contractions that are 2 minutes apart, lasting 60 seconds. She reports that she had bloody show earlier that morning. A vaginal exam reveals that her cervix is 100 percent effaced and 8 cm dilated. The nurse knows that the client is in which stage and phase of labor?

The physician orders Oxytocin 40 units IV to be administered to the patient for the induction of labor. Based on the side effects of this medication, the nurse would assess for:

The nurse notices that a baby’s fontanel swells when he cries or passes a stool. Later, when taking the baby’s apical pulse, the nurse notices that the baby’s fontanelle gently pulsates slightly with each heartbeat. The nurse should

A woman delivered 25 hours ago. Where should the nurse expect to find the fundus?

When performing a vaginal examination during labor, the nurse feels the presenting part at 1 centimeter below the woman’s ischial spines.  The nurse should chart the station as

The nurse is preparing to assist the physician in a performing a circumcision. Which of the following interventions would be most appropriate to minimize pain in the newborn?

Play the sound by clicking on the icon:  The first sound in “choke.”  

The physician has ordered a metered dose inhaler for a 4 year old child. The nurse’s best approach to assist the child in taking the medication includes: Select all that apply

Play the sound by clicking on the icon:   The first sound in “you.”