Theories Quiz- Exam 1

A nurse is attempting to place an external fetal monitor the nurse knows that she should palpate and look for the fetus's

A nurse is preparing to administer Hemabate, the nurse knows that what condition is contraindicated with this drug

You’re assessing the one minute APGAR score of a newborn baby. On assessment, you note the following about your newborn patient: heart rate 130, pink body and hands with cyanotic feet, weak cry, flexion of the arms and legs, active movement and crying when stimulated. What is your patient’s APGAR score?

You are assessing a fetal heart rate strip and notice what appears to be varible decelerations, the nurse should impliment what intervention next?

_________ is measured from the beginning of one contration to the begining of the next one

Your patient is dilated to 5cm and is experiencing painful contractions and is becomming distressed beleving that she is "losing control" what phase of labor is your patient in?

You are a nurse about to administer Cytotec to your patient, you should know that this medication is used to

A nurse performs the square window test and notes the baby's angle as 35 degrees, what is the estimated gestational age based on this finding?