A client at 39-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit in active labor. The client's cervix is dilated 5 cm, 90% effaced, and the fetus is at 0 station. The client's membranes rupture spontaneously, and the fluid is greenish-brown. What action should the nurse take first?

A client at 39-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit in active labor. The client's cervix is dilated 5 cm, 90% effaced, and the fetus is at 0 station. The client's membranes rupture spontaneously, and the fluid is greenish-brown. What action should the nurse take first?

A client at 39-weeks gestation is admitted to the labor and delivery unit in active labor. The client's cervix is dilated 7 cm, 100% effaced, and the fetus is at +1 station. The client begins to push forcefully with contractions. What action should the nurse take?

An obviously pregnant woman walks into the hospital's emergency department entrance shouting. 'Help me! Help me! My baby is coming! I'm so afraid!' The nurse determines if delivery is indeed imminent, what action is most important for the nurse to take?

The home health nurse visits a client who delivered a full-term baby three days ago. The mother reports that the infant is waking up every 2 hours to bottle feed. The nurse notes white, curl-like patches on the newborns oral mucous membranes. What action should the nurse implement?

The father of a 3-day old infant who is breastfeeding calls the postpartum help line to report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and frequently cries for no appeared reason. What information is most important for the nurse to provide the father?