Exam 8: Nursing Care of Women with Complications During Labor and Birth

To increase the quality of uterine contractions,the nurse instructs the patient to do what to stimulate her nipples? Select all that apply.

A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infant's posterior fontanelle.The nurse's best response is,"This condition will resolve itself in a few days.It is caused by:

A pregnant woman's membranes ruptured prematurely at 34 weeks.She will be discharged to her home for the next few weeks.The nurse planning discharge instructions would teach the woman to:

The nurse explains that a "cervical ripening" softens the cervix with the use of:

A woman who is 33 weeks pregnant is admitted to the obstetric unit because her membranes ruptured spontaneously.She must be closely observed for signs of:

Following an amniotomy,the umbilical cord becomes compressed.The nurse prepares the patient for an instillation of a bolus of warm sterile saline into the uterus,which is called ____________________.

The nurse would assess an infant delivered with the use of forceps for:

A(n)_______________ is a narrow cone inserted into the cervix to "ripen" the cervix to increase uterine contractions.

When a woman is admitted to the labor and delivery unit,she tells the nurse that she is anxious about delivery,the welfare of her infant,and how quickly she will recover.The nurse is aware that anxiety can affect labor by:

A woman who is 24 weeks' pregnant is placed on an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulfate.The nurse should inform the patient that she might experience what side effect?

A pulsating structure is felt during a vaginal examination of a woman in labor.To prevent compression of a prolapsed cord,the nurse would position the woman:

A woman is having a difficult labor because the fetus is presenting in the right occipital position (ROP).To encourage fetal rotation and pain relief the nurse would position the patient:

Following an amniotomy,the nursing assessment that should be reported immediately is:

The nursing care of a woman with a third-degree laceration immediately after delivery would include:

Which intervention(s)could a nurse apply to help stimulate contractions? Select all that apply.

A student nurse questions the instructor as to what alteration should be made for the assessment of the fundus of a new postoperative cesarean section patient.The best response is that the fundus of a patient with a cesarean section is:

What is(are)the rationales for labor induction? Select all that apply.

When a labor dysfunction due to decreased uterine muscle tone occurs in a patient who is dilated to 5 cm with membranes intact,the nurse informs the patient that the physician most likely will:

A woman 2 weeks past her expected delivery date who is receiving an oxytocin infusion to induce labor begins to have contractions every 90 seconds.The nurse's initial action should be to:

After an amniotomy,the nurse should be alert for what sign(s)of infection? Select all that apply.