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A nurse is caring for a patient with HELLP syndrome.
Which of the following findings are consistent with a diagnosis of HELLP syndrome?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a suspected ectopic pregnancy at 8 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to identify as consistent with the diagnosis?

A nurse is caring for a client who experienced a cesarean birth due to dysfunctional labor. The client states that she is disappointed that she did not have natural childbirth. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A. "It sounds like you are feeling sad that things didn't go as planned.”.

A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client who is pregnant and asks the nurse for her estimated date of birth (EDB). The client's last menstrual period began on October 17. What is the client's EDB? (State the date in MMDD.
For example, October 17 is 1017)

A nurse is caring for a client in labor at 39 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following assessment findings requires follow-up?

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a 31-year-old pregnant female client who is at 31 weeks of gestation.

History and Physical: The client is a Gravida 4 Para 3. She reports cramping and low back pain that started last night.

Vital Signs:

0900:

• Temperature: 36.9°C (98.4°F)
• Pulse rate: 87/min
• Respiratory rate: 20/min
• Blood Pressure: 129/70 mm Hg
• Oxygen saturation: 98%

1000:

• Pulse rate: 86/min
• Respiratory rate: 18/min
• Blood Pressure: 130/76 mm Hg
• Oxygen saturation: 97%

Nurses Notes: At 0900, the client was placed on a fetal monitor, and the fetal heart tones (FHT) were recorded at 160/min. The client reported pain as a 6 on a 0 to 10 scale and requested pain medication. Vaginal examination showed 2 cm dilation, 80% effacement, and -1 station. At 1000, uterine contractions were observed every 2 to 4 minutes, lasting 60 to 80 seconds, with an FHT of 155/min. Provider was notified of the client's status and assessment, and new orders were received.

Medical History: The client has a history of three previous pregnancies (Gravida 4 Para 3).Querry: The nurse is contacting the primary health care provider regarding the client's status.

Which of the following interventions should the nurse anticipate? Select the 3 interventions the nurse should anticipate.

A client suspects she is pregnant. The nurse is discussing the probable signs of pregnancy with the client.
Which of the following findings should the nurse include?

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 caring for a newborn with hyperbilirubinemia and is being treated with phototherapy.
For each of the following nursing actions, specify if it is indicated or contraindicated with phototherapy treatment.

A client arrives at OB triage with complaints of decreased fetal movement for the past 24 hours.
The client states, "I see the high-risk clinic because I have chronic hypertension and gestational diabetes.”. The nurse applies the external fetal monitors and identifies a fetal heart rate baseline of 120 bpm, absent variability, no accelerations, and recurrent late decelerations.

What fetal heart rate category would the nurse communicate to the provider?

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?