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Question 1 of 5

When should the nurse assess the fetal heart rate during labor?

A. After all vaginal exams

B. Before giving the mother any analgesics

C. Periodically at the end of a contraction

D. Every 1 hour during the latent phase of a low-risk labor

Correct Answer: After all vaginal exams

Question 2 of 5

How frequently should intermittent auscultation be performed during labor?

A. Determined by contraction pattern

B. Determined by stage of labor

C. Between contractions

D. For 1 full minute after contractions end

Correct Answer: For 1 full minute after contractions end

Question 3 of 5

A nurse concludes that a woman is in the latent phase of labor. Which of the following signs/symptoms would lead a nurse to that conclusion?

A. The woman talks and laughs during contractions.

B. The woman complains about severe back labor.

C. The woman performs effleurage during a contraction.

D. The woman asks to go to the bathroom to defecate.

Correct Answer: The woman talks and laughs during contractions.

Question 4 of 5

What response should the nurse make first to a client reporting bleeding at term?

A. Does it burn when you void?'

B. You sound frightened.'

C. That is just the mucus plug.'

D. How much blood is there?'

Correct Answer: How much blood is there?'

Question 5 of 5

What information should the nurse note from the prenatal record before proceeding with the physical assessment? Select all that apply.

A. Weight gain

B. Ethnicity and religion

C. Age

D. Gravidity and parity

Correct Answer: Ethnicity and religion

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