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The nurse is administering butorphanol (Stadol) IV to a client in labor.  What medication does the nurse need to make sure is available if needed?

A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date who is receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor begins to have contractions every 70-75 seconds.  What would the nurse’s initial action be?

While discussing labor and delivery during a prenatal visit, a first-time mother with no pregnancy complications, asks the nurse when she should go to the hospital. The nurse would base her response on which of the following?

The nurse is educating a nursing student about complications that occur from overstimulation of uterine contractions.  Which of the following are complications that can occur (choose all that apply)?

Which of the following observations would indicate a narcotic analgesic given to a client in labor was beneficial?

If the nurse is uncertain if the client’s membranes have ruptured.  Which of the following is an appropriate intervention for the nurse to complete?

A woman pregnant for the second time states that her contractions began at 6:00 p.m. the previous evening, occurring every 10 minutes.  The contractions eventually stopped, and she was able to sleep for seven hours. She was awakened at 6:00 a.m. by her contractions, which were occurring every 3 to 5 minutes.  She was admitted to the hospital at 8:00 a.m. and was found to be 4 cm.  At 11:30 a.m., her cervix was 10 cm, and she gave birth at 12:00 p.m.  How long was her first stage of labor?

A woman in the transition phase of labor requests a narcotic analgesic medication for pain relief.  The nurse explains that giving a narcotic analgesic medication at this stage of labor could do which of the following?

A frustrated patient in labor has been affected by decreased uterine muscle tone and reports, “My physician won’t induce my labor because of some silly score. He said I was a 4. What kind of magic number do I need?” What is the lowest Bishop score the patient needs to have at least for labor induction to be successful?

While caring for a laboring woman on Pitocin, the nurse notices a pattern of variable decelerations in fetal heart rate with uterine contractions. Which of the following intervention should the nurse do first?