A nurse is instructing a female client about how to check the basal temperature in order to determine if the client is ovulating. The nurse should instruct the client to check her temperature at which of the following times?

While evaluating an external monitor tracing of a woman in active labor, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate (FHR) for five sequential contractions begins to decelerate during the contraction's peak, with the nadir of the decelerations occurring when the contraction end. The nurse's first priority is to:
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A nurse in a community clinic is counseling a client who received a positive test result for chlamydia. Which of the following statements should the nurse provide?

A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is gravida 1 and para 0. The client was admitted to the hospital at 38 weeks of gestation with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as inconsistent with preeclampsia?

During the physical examination for the first prenatal visit, it is noted that Chadwick's sign is present. What is the interpretation of Chadwick's sign?
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When evaluating a patient for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), the nurse should be aware that the most common bacterial STI is:
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A nurse admits a woman who is at 38 weeks of gestation and in early labor with ruptured membranes. The nurse determines that the client's oral temperature is 38.9° C (102° F). Besides notifying the provider, which of the following is an appropriate nursing action?

The priority nursing intervention when admitting a pregnant woman who has experienced a bleeding episode in late pregnancy ( 37 weeks) is to:

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A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. Which of the following nursing actions reflects the application of the Gate control theory of pain?

A pregnant client is seen for a regular prenatal visit and tells the nurse that she is experiencing irregular contractions and painless. The nurse determines that she is experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions. On the basis of this finding, which nursing action is most appropriate?

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The labor of a pregnant teenager with preeclampsia is going to be induced. Before initiating the Oxytocin infusion, the nurse reviews the woman's latest laboratory test findings, which reveal a platelet count of 80,000, an elevated aspartate transaminase (AST) level (250 U/L), and falling hemoglobin from 14 to 11 g/dl. The nurse notifies the physician because the laboratory results are indicative of
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