Exam 6: Nursing Care of Mother and Infant During Labor and Birth

At a prenatal visit,a primigravida asks the nurse how she will know her labor has started.The nurse instructs the woman that the beginning of true labor is indicated by:

The nurse caring for a woman in the first stage of labor reminds the patient that contractions during this stage of labor:

While caring for a laboring woman,the nurse notices a pattern of variable decelerations in fetal heart rate with uterine contractions.The nurse's initial action is to:

The nurse explains that the "four Ps" of the birth process are __________,__________,__________,and __________.

The nurse observes on the fetal monitor a pattern of a 15-beat increase in the fetal heart rate that lasts 15 to 20 seconds.The nurse knows that this pattern is indicative of:

When the infant is in a vertex presentation,meconium-stained amniotic fluid indicates:

During the fourth stage of labor,the nurse encourages the mother to void,because a full bladder may:

The nurse explains that the function of contractions during the second stage of labor is to:

What do late decelerations indicate? Select all that apply.

When late decelerations occur,the nurse should:

What are the advantages of a free-standing birth center? Select all that apply.

The husband of a woman in labor asks,"What does it mean when the baby is at minus 1 station?" After giving an explanation,the nurse determines that teaching was effective when the husband states the fetal head is:

The nurse measures the frequency of a laboring woman's contractions by noting: