A nurse is reviewing the health history of a client who has a new prescription for a combined oral contraceptive (COC). The nurse recognizes that which of the following client medications can interfere with the effectiveness of the COC?

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 nurse tells a woman who is trying to conceive to check her cervical mucus for changes. What will she expect the characteristic of cervical mucus to be a few days before ovulation?
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During her gynecologic checkup, a 30-year-old client states that recently she has been experiencing abdominal cramping and pain 3-4 days before and during her menstrual periods. The patient also complains of nausea, vomiting, headache, and irritability. The nurse would document these complaints as:

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A multiparous woman has been in labor for 8 hours. Her membranes have just ruptured spontaneously. The nurse's priority must be to:
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A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor, undergoing external fetal monitoring, and receiving IV fluid. The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate on the monitor strip. Which of the following is a correct interpretation of this finding?

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 39 weeks of gestation and is in active labor.

The nurse locates the fetal heart tones above the client's umbilicus, at the midline. The nurse should suspect that the fetus is in which of the following presentation?

Because of the effect of cyclic ovarian changes on the breast, the best time for breast self-examination (BSE) is:

A nurse is admitting a client who has a diagnosis of preterm labor. The nurse anticipal a prescription by the provider for which of the following medications? (Select all that apply.)

Through vaginal examination, the nurse determines that the woman is 8 cm dilated, and the external fetal monitor shows uterine contractions every 3 minutes and a duration of 50 seconds. The nurse would report these findings as:

The nurse providing care for the laboring woman recognizes that late fetal heart rate (FHR) decelerations are caused by:

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