Physiologic anemia often occurs during pregnancy as a result of

A nurse is caring for a client who is having a nonstress test performed. The fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is around 130 beats/min, with four accelerations in 20 minutes, lasting 20 seconds each and the FHR increased more than 25 bpm. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

A woman in preterm labor at 32 weeks of gestation receives Dexamethasone intramularly. The purpose of this pharmacologic treatment is to:

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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.)

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

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A woman at 10 weeks of gestation who is seen in the prenatal clinic with presumptive signs and symptoms of pregnancy likely will have:

A nurse is completing a health history for a client who is at 6 weeks of gestation. BMI 17 also, the client informs the nurse that she smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. The nurse should advise the client that smoking places the client's newborn at risk for which one of the following complications?

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?

A woman at 37 weeks of gestation with a history of asthma, after a domestic violence episode is admitted into the emergency room unit. She suddenly experiences increased contraction frequency of every 1 to 2 minutes; dark red vaginal bleeding; and a tense, severe abdomen pain. The nurse suspects the onset of
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A woman's obstetric history indicates that she is pregnant for the fourth time and all of her children from previous pregnancies are living. One was born at 39 weeks of gestation, another child was born at 40 weeks of gestation, and the last child was born at 36.2 weeks of gestation. What is her gravidity and parity using the GTPAL system?

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A nurse in a prenatal clinic overhears a newly licensed nurse discussing conception with a client. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention by the nurse?