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While watching the FHR monitor of a client in labor, the nurse monitors for late decelerations, Why would the nurse need to monitor for these decelerations?

When a hypotonic labor dysfunction occurs in a client who is dilated to 4 cm with membranes intact, the nurse informs the patient that the physician most likely will do which of the following first?

A woman pregnant for the second time, tells the nurse she desires a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean section) with this pregnancy. What is the primary concern regarding complications for this patient during labor and birth?

Which client should the labor and delivery charge (head) nurse assess first after receiving rounding report in the morning?

List one sign/symptoms of impending labor (not imminent birth).  

A nurse is performing external fetal monitoring on a client, and suspects umbilical cord compression during a contraction. What would the nurse identify on the monitor to support this suspicion?

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?

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)?

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?