Intrapartum.
The nurse in a maternity unit is reviewing the clients' records. Which clients should the nurse identify as being at the most risk for
... [Show More] developing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Select all that apply. - 3.
A gravida II who has just been diagnosed with dead fetus syndrome
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A primigravida at 29 weeks of gestation who was recently diagnosed with severe preeclampsia
The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that the client is beginning the second stage of labor? Select all that apply. - 3.
The cervix is dilated completely.
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The spontaneous urge to push is initiated from perineal pressure.
The nurse in the labor room is caring for a client in the active stage of the first phase of labor. The nurse is assessing the fetal patterns and notes a late deceleration on the monitor strip. What is the most appropriate nursing action? - 1. Administer oxygen via face mask.
The nurse is performing an assessment of a client who is scheduled for a cesarean delivery at 39 weeks of gestation. Which assessment finding indicates the need to contact the health care provider (HCP)? - 2 .Fetal heart rate of 180 beats/minute
The nurse is reviewing the record of a client in the labor room and notes that the health care provider has documented that the fetal presenting part is at the -1 station. This documented finding indicates that the fetal presenting part is located at which area? Click on the image to indicate your answer. - 3
A client arrives at a birthing center in active labor. Following examination, it is determined that her membranes are still intact and she is at a -2 station. The health care provider prepares to perform an amniotomy. What will the nurse relay to the client as the most likely outcomes of the amniotomy? Select all that apply. - 3.
Increased efficiency of contractions
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The need for frequent fetal heart rate monitoring to detect the presence of a prolapsed cord
The nurse is monitoring a client in labor. The nurse suspects umbilical cord compression if which is noted on the external monitor tracing during a contraction? - 4. Variable decelerations
A client in labor is transported to the delivery room and prepared for a cesarean delivery. After the client is transferred to the delivery room table, the nurse should place the client in which position? - 1.Supine position with a wedge under the right hip
The nurse is monitoring a client in active labor and notes that the client is having contractions every 3 minutes that last 45 seconds. The nurse notes that the fetal heart rate between contractions is 100 beats/minute. Which nursing action is most appropriate? - 1. Notify the health care provider (HCP).
The nurse is caring for a client in labor and is monitoring the fetal heart rate patterns. The nurse notes the presence of episodic accelerations on the electronic fetal monitor tracing. Which action is most appropriate? - 4. Document the findings and tell the mother that the pattern on the monitor indicates fetal well-being.
The nurse is admitting a pregnant client to the labor room and attaches an external electronic fetal monitor to the client's abdomen. After attachment of the electronic fetal monitor, what is the next nursing action? - 2. Assess the baseline fetal heart rate.
The nurse is reviewing true and false labor signs with a multiparous client. The nurse determines that the client understands the signs of true labor if she makes which statement? - 4. "My contractions will increase in duration and intensity."
Which assessment following an amniotomy should be conducted first? - 3. Fetal heart rate pattern
The nurse has been working with a laboring client and notes that she has been pushing effectively for 1 hour. What is the client's primary physiological need at this time? - 2. Rest between contractions
The nurse is assisting a client undergoing induction of labor at 41 weeks of gestation. The client's contractions are moderate and occurring every 2 to 3 minutes, with a duration of 60 seconds. An internal fetal heart rate monitor is in place. The baseline fetal heart rate has been 120 to 122 beats/minute for the past hour. What is the priority nursing action? - 2. Discontinue the infusion of oxytocin.
The nurse is assessing a pregnant client in the second trimester of pregnancy who was admitted to the maternity unit with a suspected diagnosis of abruptio placentae. Which assessment finding should the nurse expect to note if this condition is present? - 2. Uterine tenderness [Show Less]