Which of the following needs to be considered when using the Health Belief Model (HBM)?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. Which of the following can the nurse anticipate as a part of the treatment plan for an ectopic pregnancy?

The home health nurse is assessing a 17-year-old pregnant client at 34 weeks of gestation who has been diagnosed with preeclampsia. Upon assessment, the nurse finds that the client has gained 2 pounds in the past week and her blood pressure is 144/92 mmHg. Which assessment finding would require further action by the nurse?

Fetal well-being during labor is assessed by:

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

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

A nursery nurse is performing a shift assessment on a baby who was born 8 hours ago via a vacuum-assisted vaginal birth and notices caput succedaneum. Which of the following statements regarding caput succedaneum is correct?

Excessive blood loss after childbirth can have several causes; the most common is:

The nurse anticipates the vaginal delivery of a client who has been induced for macrosomia. The provider asks the nurse to apply suprapubic pressure. The nurse knows that suprapubic pressure is applied:

A woman presents to the emergency department complaining of bleeding and cramping. The initial history is significant for a last menstrual period 6 weeks ago. On sterile speculum examination, the care provider finds that the cervix is closed. The anticipated plan of care for this woman would be based on a probable diagnosis of which type of spontaneous abortion?

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: