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A delirious client is admitted to the hospital in labor. She has had no prenatal care and vials of crack cocaine are found in her pockets.
The nurse monitors this client carefully for which of the following intrapartum complications?

When administering magnesium sulfate to a client with preeclampsia, the nurse understands that this drug is given to:

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 client at 37 weeks' gestation has been advised that she is positive for group B streptococcus (GBS). Which of the following comments by the nurse is appropriate at this time?

A client with an obstetrical history of G1 P0000 received dinoprostone for cervical ripening 8 hours ago.
The Bishop score at that time was 4. The Bishop score is now 10. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is assessing a patient who is a G5P5005 and delivered vaginally four hours ago. The patient's labor history includes a 16-hour oxytocin induction for a macrosomic infant.

Assessment findings include a firm uterus and a completely saturated peri pad with the presence of blood clots.
What does the nurse identify as the most likely cause for the increased bleeding?

While you are taking Monique's vital signs and performing a postpartum assessment 4 hours after delivery, she tells you she is feeling lightheaded.She has a history of chronic hypertension and obesity.

Her vital signs are blood pressure 85/57 mm Hg, pulse 132, respirations 28, oxygen saturation 94%. Her uterus is boggy at midline, 1 cm above the umbilicus.
What would be your next steps and anticipated orders?

The nurse is assisting the primary care provider (PCP) with the third stage of a vaginal delivery. The patient is multiparous, experienced a precipitous birth, and has a history of hypertension.
Which medical prescription does the nurse anticipate for this patient?

The antepartum nurse has just received shift report on four pregnant clients at 0700.
Which of the clients should the nurse assess first?

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?

The nurse observes a new staff member caring for an eclamptic client following a seizure.
Which of the following actions by the staff member indicates an understanding of eclampsia?