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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 of the following physical findings would lead the nurse to suspect that a client who has pre-eclampsia with severe features has developed HELLP syndrome? Select all that apply.

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?

Postpartum endometritis is:

A client with pre-eclampsia with severe features at 38 weeks' gestation is being induced with IV oxytocin.
Which of the following would warrant the nurse to stop the infusion?

The nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the files of four patients scheduled for visits.
Which patient does the nurse identify as having the highest-risk pregnancy?

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 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?

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

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?

A gravid patient in labor suddenly has dyspnea, hypotension, frothy sputum, and loss of consciousness.
The nurse knows these are signs and symptoms of which obstetrical emergency?