Exam 16: Nursing Care of the Family During Labor and Birth

A primigravida at 39 weeks of gestation is observed for 2 hours in the intrapartum unit.The fetal heart rate has been normal.Contractions are 5 to 9 minutes apart,20 to 30 seconds in duration,and of mild intensity.Cervical dilation is 1 to 2 cm and uneffaced (unchanged from admission).Membranes are intact.The nurse should expect the woman to be:

MATCHING The vaginal examination is an essential component of labor assessment. It reveals whether the patient is in true labor and enables the examiner to determine whether membranes have ruptured. This examination is often stressful and uncomfortable for the patient and should be performed only when indicated. Please match the correct step number, from 1 to 7, with each component of a vaginal examination of the laboring woman. -Step 6

A multiparous woman has been in labor for 8 hours.Her membranes have just ruptured.The nurse's initial response would be to:

A means of controlling the birth of the fetal head with a vertex presentation is:

Nurses can help their patients by keeping them informed about the distinctive stages of labor.Which description of the phases of the first stage of labor is accurate?

The most critical nursing action in caring for the newborn immediately after birth is:

When a nulliparous woman telephones the hospital to report that she is in labor,the nurse initially should:

The nurse who performs vaginal examinations to assess a woman's progress in labor should: