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

Which symptom would the nurse expect to observe in a postpartum client with a vaginal hematoma?

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

Mia is a G7P6 who is 39 weeks and 2 days. She has come to obstetrics (OB) triage complaining of contraction pain every 3 to 5 minutes, has a large amount of bloody show, and tells you her last two deliveries took about 2 hours.
What would you expect her diagnosis to be and what would be your next step?

A nurse is triaging four clients on the labor and delivery unit.
Which of the following actions should be a priority for nursing care?

The nurse in a prenatal unit is providing care for a patient who experienced preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) at 32 weeks' gestation.
Which assessment does the nurse consider unnecessary?

The principal risk factor predictive of preterm birth is:

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 nurse educator is preparing a presentation on preterm labor (PTL) and birth (PTB). Which information does the nurse recognize as being inaccurate?

A client at 28 weeks' gestation with intact membranes is admitted with the following findings: contractions every 5 minutes lasting 60 seconds, 3 cm dilated, 80% effaced.
Which of the following medications will the obstetrician likely order?

The nurse in a prenatal clinic is assessing a patient who is at 37 weeks' gestation for twins. The patient reports increased discomfort and increased lower pelvic pressure.
Which action does the nurse take with this patient?