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A nurse is providing care to a woman who is at 36 weeks of gestation and in preterm labor with ruptured membranes.
The nurse determines that the client's oral temperature is 39.0 C (102.2 F). Besides notifying the provider, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

A nurse in the antepartum unit is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and has preeclampsia. Suddenly, the client reports continuous severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The nurse should suspect which of the following complications?

A nurse in the labor and delivery unit is caring for a client who is undergoing external fetal monitoring. The nurse observes that the fetal heart rate begins to slow at the start of a contraction and the nadir is at the same time as the peak of the contraction. The FHR returns to the FHR baseline at the same time that the contraction ends. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?

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 is caring for a client who is postpartum. The client tells the nurse that the newborn's maternal grandmother was born deaf and asks how to tell if her newborn hears well.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

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 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 nurse is providing care to a woman who is at 36 weeks of gestation and in preterm labor with ruptured membranes.
The nurse determines that the client's oral temperature is 39.0 C (102.2 F). Besides notifying the provider, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is having induction of labor with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line. Uterine contractions occur every 2 minutes, last 90 seconds each, and are strong to palpation. The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with uniform decelerations beginning at the peak of the contraction, nadir after the peak of the contraction, and a return to baseline after the contraction is over.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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?

The nurse working in a clinic often screens her patients for postpartum depression (PPD). Identify the differences between postpartum depression and postpartum blues.