When planning the care for a laboring woman whose membranes have ruptured, the nurse recognizes that the woman’s risk for has increased.

When planning the care for a laboring woman whose membranes have ruptured, the nurse recognizes that the woman’s risk for has increased.

A physician writes the following order: administer ampicillin 1 g IV every 4 hours until delivery for a newly admitted client with ruptured membranes.

The client had positive vaginal and rectal cultures for GBS+ at 36 weeks gestation.

Which of the following is a rationale for this order?

A woman arrives at the clinic for a pregnancy test.

Her last menstrual period (LMP) was February 14, 2019.

What is the client’s expected date of birth (EDB)?

The nurse caring for the laboring woman should understand that early decelerations are caused by:

A woman in labor has just received an epidural block.

The most important nursing intervention is to:

A woman is 15 weeks pregnant with her first baby.

She asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move.

The best answer is:

The nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy.

The woman demonstrates understanding of the nurse’s instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is:

The client has been having contractions every 5 minutes for 7 hours.

Which factor would the nurse use to determine if this is true labor?

A multipara in latent phase of labor experiences spontaneous rupture of membranes while walking.

Which is the first priority nursing action?

The nurse caring for a client in labor observes the external fetal monitor tracing showing that there are accelerations with moderate variability.

Which of the following actions is most appropriate?