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

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Management of primary dysmenorrhea often requires a multifaceted approach. The nurse who provides care for a client with this condition should be aware that the optimal pharmacologic therapy for pain relief is:

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A nurse on the labor and delivery unit is caring for a patient who is having induction of labor with oxytocin administered through a secondary IV line. Uterine contractions occur every 2 min, last 100 sec, and are strong to palpation. The baseline fetal heart rate is 150/min, with uniform decelerations beginning at the peak of the contraction and a return to baseline after the contraction is over. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A woman who has five pregnancies with a fetus (or fetuses) not reaching the stage of fetal viability beyond 20 weeks is known as:
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During her gynecologic checkup, a 30-year-old client states that recently she has been experiencing abdominal cramping and pain 3-4 days before and during her menstrual periods. The patient also complains of nausea, vomiting, headache, and irritability. The nurse would document these complaints as:

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A woman reports that her last normal menstrual period began on March 13, 2022.

What is this woman's expected delivery date using Nagele's rule?

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The nurse is reviewing fetal circulation with a pregnant patient and explains that blood circulates through the placenta to the fetus. What is the function of ductus arteriosus?
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The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a patient and notes that the patient has low levels of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Which physiologic process would be highly affected in the patient?

A nurse is caring for a client who is to undergo a biophysical profile. The client asks the nurse what is being evaluated during this test. Which of the following should the nurse does not include in the test?

A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test (CST). She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes (3/10). The fetal heart rate (FHR) has a baseline of approximately 130 beats/min with the decelerations happening after the mother's contractions, Nadirs happening at the end of the uterine contractions. The interpretation of this test is said to be
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Preconception counseling is critical to the outcome of diabetic pregnancies because poor glycemic control before and during early pregnancy increase the incidence of
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