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A nurse is caring for a client who was just diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and does not require surgery.
Which of the following medications can the nurse expect to administer?

Which of the following statements about Group B Streptococcus (GBS) in pregnancy is true?

A nurse is caring for a client who was admitted in preterm labor at 33 weeks gestation.
The provider has ordered betamethasone 12 mg IM every 24 hours.

A nurse is walking by a client's room and can hear the fetal heart rate dropping.
The nurse observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old female client in the fourth stage of labor after a vaginal delivery in the labor and delivery unit.
 

History and Physical: The client is a Gravida 3 Para 2 (T2P0A0L2) with chronic hypertension. She was admitted for medical induction of labor due to gestational diabetes with a Bishop score of 9 on admission. The plan was to induce labor with oxytocin.

Vital Signs:

1130:

• Blood Pressure: 144/92 mmHg
• Pulse: 99 bpm
• Respirations: 17/min
• Temperature: 100.4°F (38.0°C)
• Pulse Ox: 97%

Nurses Notes: At 1040, the client underwent a vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery of a viable female infant weighing 4215 grams. The placenta was manually extracted at 1035, appearing intact. At 1130, the fundus was boggy, midline, and at the umbilicus. Lochia rubra was heavy with small clots noted. The IV was patent and currently infusing ordered oxytocin.

Diagnostic Tests:

• Hemoglobin: 11g/dL (9.5-11 g/dL)
• Hematocrit: 33% (28-33%)
• White Blood Cell Count: 12,000/mm³ (5,600-17,000/mm³)
• Platelets: 151,000/mm³ (140,000-400,000/mm³)
• Protein Creatinine Ratio: 0.01 (less than 0.3)
• HbA1c: 8.9% (less than 5.7%)

Querry: Which of the following assessment findings require follow-up? Select All That Apply.

A nurse is conducting screening assessments in an OBGYN clinic.
Which of the following clients has risk factors for cervical cancer?

The nurse in an OB clinic is completing an intake assessment of a client at the first prenatal appointment. The client is currently 9 weeks pregnant. She had a miscarriage at 7 weeks and an ectopic pregnancy at 6 weeks that was treated with methotrexate. Her five-year-old son was born vaginally at 39 weeks and her three-year-old daughter was born vaginally at 35 weeks.
What is her GTPAL?

A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a 32-year-old female client who is pregnant.

Medical History:

The client is a Gravida 3 Para 2, at 32 weeks of gestation. She has a known allergy to penicillin. She is 5 feet 4 inches (163 cm) tall and weighs 178 lb (80.7 kg), with a BMI of 30.6. The client reports a 6 lb weight gain over the last 2 weeks. She has had a headache for 5 days, blurred vision, and dizziness, which Tylenol does not relieve. The client reports swelling of her feet and fingers. She has 2+ pitting edema of the lower extremities noted bilaterally, and swelling of the fingers and hands is noted. Deep tendon reflexes are 3+, absent clonus. Fetal heart tones (FHT) are 148/min.

Vital Signs:

0800:

Temperature: 36.6°C (97.9°F)

Pulse rate: 88/min

Respiratory rate: 20/min

Blood Pressure: 179/99 mm Hg

0815:

Pulse rate: 82/min

Respiratory rate: 16/min

Blood Pressure: 168/104 mm Hg

0830:

Pulse rate: 81/min

Respiratory rate: 16/min

Blood Pressure: 170/101 mm Hg

Querry: Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is caring for a client who was just diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy and does not require surgery.
Which of the following medications can the nurse expect to administer?

A nurse is caring for a client with irregular uterine contractions that are mild to palpation. FHR is 130/min with moderate variability and accelerations noted. The client has been ambulating in the hallway, took a warm shower, and is now resting in bed. The client rates pain of contractions at 3 on a 0 to 10 scale.
What potential condition does the nurse suspect?

A nurse in Labor and Delivery is caring for a client who just experienced SROM (spontaneous rupture of membranes) after her epidural. The client immediately states she is short of breath. The nurse lays the patient back and places oxygen on her when the client goes into complete cardiorespiratory failure.
The nurse should recognize that this client is experiencing which of the following obstetrical emergencies?