A client on the obstetric unit is receiving IV medications per physician’s orders. On rounds the nurse notes that the client’s IV has infiltrated. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A client on the obstetric unit is receiving IV medications per physician’s orders. On rounds the nurse notes that the client’s IV has infiltrated. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform first?

A client, 6 cm and 80% effaced, has just received Demerol (meperidine) 50 mg IV for pain. Which of the following fetal heart changes would the nurse expect to observe on the internal fetal monitor tracing?

A client, who is 6 hours post–vaginal delivery, has a BP of 150/110. Her last 4 BP readings were: 114/88, 120/80, 134/86, 140/90. Which of the following questions should the nurse ask the client at this time?

A mother, 39 weeks’ gestation, is admitted to the labor suite with rupture of membranes 15 minutes earlier and contractions q 8 minutes × 30 seconds. On vaginal exam, the cervix is 4 cm dilated and 80% effaced, and the station is –2. The baby is found to be in the LSP position. The fetal heart rate is 144 with average variability and variable decelerations. Which of the following complications of labor must the nurse assess this client for at this time?

The nurse is caring for a client and her partner who just birthed a 33-week fetal demise. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate at this time?