A nurse is performing a digital examination on a client who is at 34 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following findings indicates cervical effacement?

A client at 28 weeks of gestation presents with bleeding from the vagina.

Which assessment finding should the nurse prioritize?

A nurse is assessing a pre-term newborn who has retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect to observe?

A nurse is educating a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about measures to prevent it from occurring.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who had pre-term labor at 32 weeks of gestation and was prescribed bed rest at home.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 33 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

The client reports a sudden gush of fluid from her vagina.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is reviewing the history of a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

Which of the following factors increases the risk of pre-term labor?

A nurse is preparing to administer nifedipine to a client who is in pre-term labor.

The nurse should withhold the medication and notify the provider if the client has which of the following conditions?

A client at 30 weeks of gestation is experiencing pre-term labor.

Which intervention should the nurse anticipate to suppress uterine contractions?

A nurse is preparing to administer betamethasone (Celestone) to a client who is at 31 weeks of gestation and has pre-term labor.

What is the purpose of this medication?

A nurse is assessing a client who is in pre-term labor and has received one dose of terbutaline subcutaneously.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?