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The laboring primiparous patient is at 7 cm, with the vertex at a +1 station. Her birth plan indicates that she and her partner took Lamaze prenatal classes, and they have planned on a natural, unmedicated birth. Her contractions are every 3 minutes and last 60 seconds. She has used relaxation and breathing techniques very successfully in her labor until the last 15 minutes. Now, during contractions, she is writhing on the bed and screaming. Her labor partner is rubbing the patient’s back and speaking to her quietly. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for this patient?

A nursing instructor is demonstrating an assessment on a newborn using the Ballard gestational assessment tool. The nurse explains that which of the following tests should be performed after the first hour of birth, when the newborn has had time to recover from the stress of birth?

The laboring primiparous patient is at 7 cm, with the vertex at a +1 station. Her birth plan indicates that she and her partner took Lamaze prenatal classes, and they have planned on a natural, unmedicated birth. Her contractions are every 3 minutes and last 60 seconds. She has used relaxation and breathing techniques very successfully in her labor until the last 15 minutes. Now, during contractions, she is writhing on the bed and screaming. Her labor partner is rubbing the patient’s back and speaking to her quietly. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse incorporate into the plan of care for this patient?

The nurse is culturally sensitive when, while assessing the postpartum patient, he asks about:(Select all that apply.)Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

The nurse is planning for an adolescent parenting class. Which topics would be priorities for the nurse to include in the adolescent class?(Select all that apply.)Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected.

The nurse is planning for an adolescent parenting class. Which topics would be priorities for the nurse to include in the adolescent class?(Select all that apply.)Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected.

A patient who is in the second trimester of pregnancy tells the nurse that she has developed a darkening of the line in the midline of her abdomen from the symphysis pubis to the umbilicus. What other expected changes during pregnancy might she also notice?

A prenatal educator is asking a partner about normal psychological adjustment of an expectant mother during the second trimester of pregnancy. Which answer by the partner would indicate a typical expectant mother’s response to pregnancy?

Four minutes after the birth of a baby, there is a sudden gush of blood from the mother’s vagina and about 8 inches of umbilical cord slides out. What action should the nurse take first?

While teaching a preconception class, the nurse should include which recommendation to decrease the risk of neural tube defects?