The fetal monitor tracing shown is associated with:

The maternity nurse understands that as the uterus contracts during labor, maternal-fetal exchange of oxygen and waste products:

This procedure allows us to identify fetal lie, presentation, and engagement:

A woman is 15 weeks pregnant with her first baby.

She asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move.

The best answer is:

The nurse should realize that the most common and potentially harmful maternal complication of epidural anesthesia is:

Which factor would alert the nurse that a pregnant woman is at risk for the development of toxoplasmosis?

Congenital disorders refer to conditions that are present at birth.

These disorders may be inherited and caused by environmental factors or maternal malnutrition.

Toxic exposures have the greatest effect on development between 15 and 60 days of gestation.

For the nurse to be able to conduct a complete assessment of the newly pregnant patient, she should understand the significance of exposure to known human teratogens.

These include (Select all that apply.)

The nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy.

The woman demonstrates understanding of the nurse’s instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is:

When providing care for the laboring woman should understand that accelerations with fetal movement:

A woman at 40 weeks gestation calls the labor unit to see whether or not she should go to the hospital to be evaluated.

Which of the following statements by the woman indicates that she is probably in labor and should proceed to the hospital?

A new father wants to know what medication was put into his infant’s eyes and why it is needed.

How does the nurse explain the purpose of the erythromycin ophthalmic ointment?