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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?

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 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?

In which of the following situations should a nurse report a possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT)?

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?

The nursing staff in a labor and delivery unit has noticed an increase in the number of patients experiencing placental abruption.
The nurses begin to review demographics for the patients involved. Which risk factors will the nurses expect? Select all that apply.

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.

The primary healthcare provider for a client at 38 1/7 weeks' gestation calls the labor and delivery suite to schedule an induction for the next day. The client is having no medical or pregnancy complications.
Which of the following responses by the nurse would be appropriate?

A client with an obstetrical history of G1 P0000 received dinoprostone for cervical ripening 8 hours ago.
The Bishop score at that time was 4. The Bishop score is now 10. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

While you are taking Monique's vital signs and performing a postpartum assessment 4 hours after delivery, she tells you she is feeling lightheaded. She has a history of chronic hypertension and obesity.

Her vital signs are blood pressure 85/57 mm Hg, pulse 132, respirations 28, oxygen saturation 94%. Her uterus is boggy at midline, 1 cm above the umbilicus.
What would be your next steps and anticipated orders?