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A client is scheduled for an external version.
The nurse would expect to prepare which of the following medications to be administered prior to the procedure?

The nurse is assisting the primary care provider (PCP) with a vacuum-assisted delivery because of a prolonged second stage of labor.
The nurse will inform the PCP when which guideline of the procedure is met?

A preterm labor client at 30 weeks' gestation reported rupture of membranes 4 hours ago. This was confirmed on examination. The nurse prepares to administer IM dexamethasone. When the client asks why she is receiving the drug, the nurse replies:

In which of the following situations should a nurse report a possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

Included in the definition of tachysystole is:

During a vaginal delivery, the obstetrician declares that a shoulder dystocia has occurred.
Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate at this time?

A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about neonatal abstinence syndrome.
Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicate understanding of the teaching?

A patient who is pregnant expresses a desire to attempt a vaginal delivery after a cesarean birth 2 years before.
The primary care provider (PCP) initiates trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) screening.

The nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the files of four patients scheduled for visits.
Which patient does the nurse identify as having the highest-risk pregnancy?

When assisting with a vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery, the nurse is aware that adherence to which guidelines for the vacuum device will minimize the nurse's liability in vacuum-assisted vaginal births? Select all that apply.

A gravid patient in labor suddenly has dyspnea, hypotension, frothy sputum, and loss of consciousness.
The nurse knows these are signs and symptoms of which obstetrical emergency?