The nurse is assessing the fetal monitoring tracing below. Which type of fetal heart rate variability is pictured here in the top tracing?

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

The nurse palpates a postpartum client's fundus two hours after birth and finds it located to the right of midline and somewhat soft. What does the nurse understand about this information?

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?

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 is caring for a client on the postpartum unit who had a vaginal delivery with epidural anesthesia 2 hours ago. 1. The client presses the call light and tells the nurse she needs to use the bathroom 2. The nurse arrives in the client's room 5 minutes later 3.

The client is getting out of bed alone What is the best response by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for a multiparous client who has been in labor for 12 hours. The client had a spontaneous vaginal delivery 2 years ago. This was an unplanned pregnancy with someone she only knew briefly. Since finding out she was pregnant, she has been alone. Her pain is now 8/10 and she is becoming fearful that something is wrong since she has been in labor so long.

Contractions assessment:

• Contractions every 3-4 minutes
• Palpating moderate in intensity
• Lasting 45-60 seconds Cervical exam: .3 cm
• 90% effaced . -2 station
• Fetus is in a cephalic presentation.

Which component of labor is keeping the client from advancing in labor?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Assessment reveals that the fetus is in a vertex presentation and at -4 station. What does the nurse determine as the position of the fetal head?

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 received report for the client at 1400. The client was given medication through her NG tube at 1800: Ampicillin 20 mL, Pepcid 10 mL, and Reglan 15 mL. After each medication was given, there was a 30 mL flush with water. Her Hemovac drained 320 mL. Her chest tube drained 210 mL. At 2000, she drank 240 mL of water. Her IV was infusing @ 150mL/hour when report was received. She has voided 275 mL. 325 mL and 310 mL.

What is her I&O from 1400- 2200?

(Separate the answers with a comma)

The nurse is caring for a client at 42 weeks' gestation arriving for an induction of labor. The provider is planning to use dinoprostone (Cervidil) vaginal insert for cervical ripening. What is the nurse's priority prior to insertion?