A woman with preeclampsia gave birth vaginally 1 hour ago. She is still receiving a magnesium sulfate infusion at 1 gm/hr. A major concern regarding the administration of magnesium sulfate at this time would be:

A woman, G4P0210, and 12 weeks' gestation has been admitted to labor and delivery for a cerclage procedure. Which of the following long-term goals for this patient would we anticipate by doing this procedure?

When working with a woman who has just experienced a fetal demise you should offer supportive care, give her the opportunity to grieve, and provide for a chaplain to come in if the patient wants one. You know that the Chaplain is non-denominational and can also provide comforting words.

A client at 35 weeks' gestation is admitted with a partial abruptio placenta and a Category III fetal heart rate tracing with minimal variability and a prolonged deceleration. The nurse anticipates a plan of care for this client that includes most importantly:

The least common cause of long. difficult, or abnormal labor (dystocia) is:

A woman comes in to her physician’s office at 16 weeks of pregnancy complaining of headache. On examination her Blood Pressure is 169/94. As the physician looks over her record he notices that she has a prior history of hypertension. He explains to her that she has

During the admission assessment, a laboring patient shares that her last baby was born by cesarean but she would like to try to deliver vaginally this time. Upon further discussion, the nurse learns the birth was an emergency delivery for fetal intolerance to labor. What information is the most important for the nurse to obtain?

The patient has been on IV magnesium sulfate for severe preeclampsia for 24 hours. On assessment, the nurse finds the following vital signs: temperature of 37.3 C, HR 88, RR 9. B/P 140/90, absent deep tendon reflexes, and no ankle clonus. The patient complains, "I am so thirsty and warm," and seems lethargic. The nurse's first action is to:

The laboring patient is being augmented with oxytocin and is experiencing contractions every 3-4 minutes lasting 60 seconds. The patient's fetal heart rate is ranging from 130-140 beats per minute (BPM) with moderate variability of 6-10 beats per minute. No decelerations are noted. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A 29-week gravid patient is admitted to the labor and delivery unit with vaginal bleeding. To differentiate between placenta previa and abruptio placentae, the nurse should assess which of the following?

A nurse teaching a prenatal class is asked why infants of diabetic mothers are often larger than those born to women who do not have diabetes. On what information about pregnant women with diabetes should the nurse base the response?