To care for a laboring woman adequately, the nurse understands that the __________ stage of labor varies the most in length?

When planning care for a laboring woman whose membranes have ruptured, the nurse recognizes that the woman’s risk for ____________________ has increased.

The nurse teaches a pregnant woman about 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 caring for the laboring woman should understand that early decelerations are caused by:

The corpus luteum is formed at the site of ____________________.

A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test (CST). She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes. The fetal heart rate (FHR) has a baseline of approximately 120 beats/min without any decelerations. The interpretation of this test is said to be:

Maternal hypotension is a potential side effect of regional anesthesia and analgesia. What nursing interventions could you use to raise the patient’s blood pressure? (Select all that apply.)

A patient at 24 weeks of gestation contacts the nurse at her obstetric provider’s office to complain that she has cravings for dirt and gravel. The nurse is aware that this condition is known as ________ and may indicate anemia.

The nurse caring for the pregnant patient must understand that the hormone essential for maintaining pregnancy is:

A woman is in her seventh month of pregnancy. She has been reporting nasal congestion and occasional epistaxis. The nurse suspects that: