A client has just given birth to a healthy baby boy, but the placenta has not yet delivered.
What stage of labor does this scenario represent?.

Which action is a priority when caring for a woman during the fourth stage of labor?.

Your patient is ordered to receive 20 units Pitocin in D5%W 500 mLs at 12 milliunits/minute.

What flow rate will you set the IV pump to deliver? Numeric values only.

When preparing a woman for an amniocentesis, the nurse would instruct her to perform which action?.

The nurse is counseling a couple who suspect that they could bear a child with a genetic abnormality.
What would be most important for the nurse to do when working with this family?.

A nurse strongly encourages a pregnant client to avoid eating swordfish and tilefish because these fish contain which component?.

When teaching a group of postmenopausal women about hot flashes and night sweats, the nurse would address which primary cause?.

A young adult woman who is HIV-positive is receiving anti-retroviral therapy (ART) and is having difficulty with adherence.
To promote adherence, which area would be most important for the nurse to assess?.

During a follow-up prenatal visit, a pregnant woman asks the nurse, "How long do you think I will be in labor?" Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?.

A woman in labor received an opioid close to the time of birth.

 The nurse would assess the newborn for which effect?

A client is diagnosed with gestational hypertension and is receiving magnesium sulfate.
The nurse determines that the medication is at a therapeutic level based on which finding?.