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 completing a fundal assessment for her postpartum clients today. What will the nurse determine when assessing the fundus?

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:

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  • .5 must be answered as 0.5
  • .5.0 must be answered as 5
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Available: drug label above. Ordered: morphine sulfate 2 mg IM

How many mL of morphine will the nurse administer?

The nurse is caring for a laboring client with early decelerations and a fetal heart rate baseline of 130 with moderate variability. What will the nurse do for this client?

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. Which process will the nurse use to determine the duration of contractions?

A nurse is providing care for a client experiencing postpartum hemorrhage. Which medications may be prescribed by the provider? Select all that apply.

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 laboring client. The nurse observes that there are variable decelerations. What is the nurse's priority action?

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?

The nurse is caring for a client in labor. Which assessment finding will the nurse report to the charge nurse immediately?