A nurse in a provider’s office is caring for a client who is pregnant.
Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 22 weeks of gestation and has been unable to control her gestational diabetes mellitus with diet and exercise.
Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate a prescription from the provider for the client?

A nurse in labor and delivery is caring for a client. Following the delivery of the placenta, the nurse examines the umbilical cord.
Which of the following vessels should the nurse expect to observe in the umbilical cord?

A nurse is preparing to administer methylergonovine IM to a client who has just had a vaginal delivery.
The nurse should inform the client that this medication is intended to prevent which of the following conditions?

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?

A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for a maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein test at 15 weeks of gestation.
Which of the following explanations about this test should the nurse provide to the client?

A nurse is assessing a client who is pregnant for preeclampsia.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the client requires further evaluation for this disorder?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 36 weeks of gestation and suspected of having placenta previa.
Which of the following symptoms would support this diagnosis?

A patient’s lab results are as follows: BUN level is 8 mg/dL, Hemoglobin is 15 g/dL, Hematocrit is 47%, WBC count is 9,000/mm, Platelet count is 140,000/mm, Creatinine is 1.3 mg/dL, Bilirubin is 20 mg/dL, Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) is 36 units/L, and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is 40 units/L. What actions should be taken?

A patient is in preterm labor at 30 weeks gestation.

Her OB orders antenatal steroids.

The order is for the nurse to administer betamethasone IM and to repeat the dose after 2 hours.

Betamethasone is available as 4mg/mL in 10 mL vials.

How many mL will the nurse draw up in the syringe for each dose?

A nurse is attending to a first-time pregnant woman who is at term.

She is experiencing contractions but is unsure if she is in labor.

Which of the following should the nurse identify as a labor sign?