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

What contraction duration and interval does the nurse recognize could result in fetal compromise?

At a prenatal visit,a primigravida asks the nurse how she will know her labor has started.The nurse knows that what indicates the beginning of true labor?

The nurse is caring for a woman in the first stage of labor.What will the nurse remind the patient about contractions during this stage of labor?

A pregnant woman arrives at the emergency department (ED)and reports she is in labor.After a thorough examination and diagnostic testing,it is determined to be false (prodromal)labor.What signs and symptoms would lead the nurse to suspect false (prodromal)labor?

One hour postdelivery the nurse notes the new mother has saturated three perineal pads.What is the most appropriate nursing action?

While caring for an Arab woman in labor,the nurse should provide cultural sensitivity through which interventions?

What marks the end of the third stage of labor?

The nurse formulates a nursing diagnosis for a woman in the fourth stage of labor.What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?

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

What does the nurse note when measuring the frequency of a laboring woman's contractions?

The husband of a woman in labor asks,"What does it mean when the baby is at minus 1 station?" After giving an explanation,what statement by the husband indicates that teaching was effective?

A pregnant woman,gravida 2,para 1,tells the nurse she desires a VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean section)with this pregnancy.What is the primary concern regarding complications for this patient during labor and birth?

At 1 and 5 minutes of life,a newborn's Apgar score is 9.What does the nurse understand that a score of 9 indicates?

What does meconium-stained amniotic fluid indicate when the infant is in a vertex presentation?

A woman is 7 cm dilated,and her contractions are 3 minutes apart.When she begins cursing at her birthing coach and the nurse,what does the nurse assess as the most likely explanation for the woman's change in behavior?

Using a diagram,the nurse demonstrates the sequence of the mechanisms of labor.Place the seven mechanisms of labor in sequential order.Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a,b,c,d,etc.)

What are the advantages of a freestanding birth center?

A nursing student is observing prenatal exams in the office setting.The health care provider informs the student that the fetal position is LSA.The student interprets this as a ____________________ presentation.

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

What is the nurse primarily concerned about maintaining in the initial care of the newborn?