50 grams of Magnesium sulfate is added to 1L of Lactated Ringers.
After giving an initial loading dose, the nurse is to infuse a maintenance dose of 2 gm/hr. What rate should the IV pump be set at?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is in labor at 40 weeks of gestation and reports that she has saturated two perineal pads in the past 30 minutes.

The nurse suspects placenta previa.

What would be an appropriate nursing action in this situation?

Three hours post cesarean section, the physician orders Toradol 30 mg IM every 6 hours for pain.
Toradol is available in 60 mg/mL. How many mLs should be drawn up?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 39 weeks pregnant and in active labor.

The nurse detects the fetal heart tones above the client’s umbilicus at the midline.

Which of the following positions should the nurse suspect the fetus is in?

A nurse is attending to a client in active labor and observes late decelerations on the fetal monitor.
What should be the nurse’s priority action?

A nurse is monitoring a patient who is receiving magnesium sulfate to manage pre-eclampsia.
Which of the following observations should the nurse report to the healthcare provider?

The nurse caring for the pregnant patient understands that which hormone is essential for maintaining pregnancy?

A nurse is caring for a group of patients on an intrapartum unit.
Which of the following findings should be reported to the healthcare provider immediately?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in active labor and notes late decelerations in the FHR.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a newborn who has macrosomia and whose mother has diabetes mellitus.
Which of the following newborn complications should the nurse recognize as the priority focus of care?

In the context of diabetes incidence and classification, which statement should maternity nurses be aware of?