Which of the following findings should alert a nurse assessing a client who is 8 hr postpartum and multiparous?

At the midpoint of pregnancy, you review the beginning signs of labor with a patient. Which of the following would you include as a beginning sign of labor?

A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor, which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor.
Which of the following nursing actions reflects application of the gate control theory of pain?

A nurse is caring for a new mother who is worried about her newborn’s crossed eyes. Which of the following responses by the nurse would be therapeutic?

A newborn tests positive for the hepatitis B surface antigen. Which of the following should the nurse administer?

A nurse is caring for a client who is in the first stage of labor and is using pattern-paced breathing. Which of the following actions should the nurse take if the client’s fingers are tingling?

A client at 37 weeks gestation is admitted with complaints of fever, pain and swelling in her groin, and contractions every 15 minutes.
The nurse, when assessing the client’s perineum, found erythematous lesions on the vulva that look like herpes. The nurse anticipates the patient’s treatment regimen to include which of the following?

What could be the primary reason for early decelerations in the fetal heart rate (FHR) pattern?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 42 weeks of gestation.

Based on the updated assessment findings, which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? Click to specify whether the nurse’s planned actions are anticipated, nonessential, or contraindicated.

A nurse is caring for a client who is gravida 3, para 2, and is in active labor. The fetal head is at 3+ station after a vaginal examination.Which of the following actions should the nurse take?