The nurse assesses a laboring client's cervix and states it is 6 cm dilated and 70% effaced.
The client asks what it means to be effaced. Which descriptions will the nurse include when responding to the client? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client in labor and discovers late decelerations of the fetal heart rate.
What does the nurse know as the reason for this type of deceleration?

The nurse is observing the fetal monitoring tracing pictured below. What type of deceleration will the nurse document?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Which process will the nurse use to determine the duration of contractions?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor receiving oxytocin. The client asks the nurse, "What is this medication for?" What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is admitting a client in the first stage of labor with active genital herpes. Which type of birth will the nurse anticipate for this client?

The nurse has received shift report for five clients admitted in labor. Which clients will the nurse anticipate delivering by a cesarean section? Select all that apply.

The nurse is caring for a client during a vaginal exam by the provider. The provider informs the client that he will use the most common mechanical method to ripen her cervix prior to induction of labor. What is the method being used by the provider?

IV calculations: (rate-mL/h and gtt/min)

IV rate calculations will be rounded to nearest whole number.

.Adult calculations: the calculation will be rounded to the nearest tenth.

.Drug Calculation safety considerations:

• Examples:
  • 5 must be answered as 0.5
  • 5.0 must be answered as 5

To promote safety, a zero must be placed to the left of the decimal point in answers that are less than one. No zero is allowed to the right of the decimal point in answers that are whole numbers. Labeling is not necessary.

Question

The nurse is caring for a client in preterm labor. The physician orders magnesium sulfate to stop her contractions. The order reads 30 grams magnesium sulfate in 1000 mL of mL/hr DSW to infuse at 2 grams/hr. What will be the flow rate in mL/hr?

The nurse is admitting a pregnant client into the labor and delivery unit. Which findings indicate the client is in the latent phase of the first stage of labor? Select all that apply.

The nurse assesses a laboring client's cervix and states it is 6 cm dilated and 70% effaced.
The client asks what it means to be effaced. Which descriptions will the nurse include when responding to the client? Select all that apply.