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A laboring woman Naloxone
received an opioid agonist
(meperidine) intravenously
90 minutes before she
gave birth. Which
medication should be
available to reduce the
postnatal effects of
Demerol on the neonate?
,You are evaluating the Notify the care provider immediately.
fetal monitor tracing of
your patient, who is in
active labor. Suddenly you
see the fetal heart rate
(FHR) drop from its
baseline of 125 beats/min
down to 80 beats/min. You
reposition the mother,
provide oxygen, increase
intravenous (IV) fluid, and
perform a vaginal
examination. The cervix
has not changed. Five
minutes have passed, and
the fetal heart rate
remains in the 80s. What
additional nursing
measures should you
take?
The nurse teaches a Continue and get stronger even if I relax and take a
pregnant woman about shower."
the characteristics of true
labor contractions. The
nurse evaluates the
woman's understanding of
the instructions when she
states, "True labor
contractions will:
The nurse providing care Umbilical cord compression
for the laboring woman
realizes that variable fetal
heart rate (FHR)
decelerations are caused
by:
, The nurse knows that the Over the uterine fundus
proper placement of the
tocotransducer for
electronic fetal monitoring
is located
A nurse is caring for a Betamethasone
client who is experiencing
preterm labor. Which of
the following medications
should the nurse
anticipate administering to
enhance fetal lung
maturation?
While evaluating an Change the woman's position
external monitor tracing of
a woman in active labor,
the nurse notes that the
fetal heart rate (FHR) for
five sequential
contractions begins to
decelerate late in the
contraction, with the nadir
of the decelerations
occurring after the peak
of the contraction. The
nurse's first priority is to
A nurse is assessing a The lowermost portion of the fetus is at the level of
client who is in active the ischial spines
labor and notes that the
presenting part is at 0
station. Which of the
following is the correct
interpretation of this
clinical finding?