The nurse recognizes that a nonstress test (NST) in which two or more fetal heart rate (FHR) accelerations of 15 beats/min or more occur with fetal movement in a 20-minute period is:

For clinical purposes, the most accurate definition of preterm and post-term infants is defined as what?

Which of the following is not included in the Health Planning Model?

The nursery nurse attends the delivery of a post-term infant. Upon initial assessment, the infant is lethargic, has coarse breath sounds and blood gases indicate acidosis. An X-ray shows a honeycomb appearance. These signs are consistent with which complication of the newborn?

A woman in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation receives two 12 mg doses of betamethasone (Celestane) intramuscularly. The purpose of this pharmacologic treatment is to:

A bioterrorism attack occurred locally in which people were exposed to anthrax. As the nurse, you understand the main priority would be:

A woman in labor has just received an epidural black. The most important nursing intervention is to:

The most common indication for a vacuum-assisted delivery is:

A G2P1 pregnant patient presents in clinic for her 10-week prenatal visit. Which of the following findings could indicate a hydatidiform mole?

Which major neonatal complication is carefully monitored after the birth of the infant of a diabetic mother?

A pregnant woman is being discharged from the hospital after the placement of a cervical cerclage because of a history of recurrent pregnancy loss, secondary to an incompetent cervix. Which information regarding postprocedural care should the nurse emphasize in the discharge teaching?