A nurse is providing care to a pregnant woman in labor.

The woman is in the first stage of labor.

When describing this stage to the client, which event would the nurse identify as the major change occurring during this stage?

Your patient is receiving Heparin via a continuous IV infusion at a rate of 1600 units per hour.

The bag is labeled N/S 500 mLs and contains Heparin 40,000 units.

What rate should the IV pump be set at to deliver this ordered amount of Heparin? mLs/hr.

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

A nurse is preparing a class for pregnant women about labor and birth.
When describing the typical movements that the fetus goes through as it travels through the passageway, which movements would the nurse include? Select all that apply.

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

When assessing a woman at follow-up prenatal visits, the nurse would anticipate which procedure to be performed?.

A 32-year-old woman presents to the labor and birth suite in active labor.

She is multigravida, relaxed, and talking with her husband.

When examined by the nurse, the fetus is found to be in a cephalic presentation.

His occiput is facing toward the front and slightly to the right of the mother's pelvis, and he is exhibiting a flexed attitude.

How does the nurse document the position of the fetus?.

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?.

A nurse is caring for several women in labor.
The nurse determines that which woman is in the latent phase of labor?.

A pregnant woman with diabetes at 10 weeks' gestation has a glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level of 13%. At this time the nurse should be most concerned about which possible fetal outcome?.

When developing a teaching plan for a couple who are considering contraception options, the nurse would include which statement?.