Complications in Labor

A nurse caring for mother and baby following delivery with forceps would watch for all of the following EXCEPT:

An amniotomy can help slow down a labor that is progressing too rapidly.

A nurse monitoring a woman being induced for labor would report which of the following?

Which one of the following emergencies during childbirth can occur due to lack of engagement of fetal presenting part?

Which of the following is the most commonly used method to induce labor?

Augmentation of labor is defined as using IV oxytocin to initate labor before it naturally begins.

All of the following would be considered reasons for induction of labor EXCEPT:

An episiotomy/tear that involves the vaginal mucosa and deep perineal tissues to the anal sphincter is referred to as:

Which of the following would NOT be part of the 4 P's of Labor

A nurse caring for a women in the recovery room who has just delivered via cesarean birth 30 minutes ago would:

While caring for a woman in labor, a nurse notes a contraction pattern as having tachysystole, what should the nurse do?

Which of the following factors regarding the passage can affect labor?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a risk of episiotomies or lacerations?

Hypertonic labor pattern occurs during the latent phase of labor.

Which of the following best describes water intoxication as a complication of oxytocin induction

Betamethasone/Celestone can be used to increase fetal lung maturity.

Infants born via c-section are at less risk for respiratory complications?

When a fetus is in an abnormal presentation, which of the following emergency situations may occur?

Tocolytics are used to firm up a relaxed uterus.

Which of the following is NOT a known risk factor for the mother with a cesarean section delivery?

Which one of the following would NOT be considered a treatment for Pre-term Labor?

Natural nonpharmacological methods to stimulate uterine contractions can lead to tachysystole just as IV oxytocin.

Smoking, poverty, poor nutrition and substance abuse are all risk factors for:

Which of the following is NOT a complication of prolonged labor?

A nurse caring for a woman with a laceration or episiotomy would:

An emergency situation that occurs when only fetal head is delivered, but the fetal chest cannot expand is called:

Precipitous birth is birth when the first stage if labor is completed within 3 hours.

A laboring woman who suddenly experiences chest pain, dyspnea and hemoptysis would be evaluated for:

Which of the following would be considered a contraindication for induction of labor?

Of the following events that occur during a c-section, which would the nurse expect to occur FIRST?

The current school of thought is that natural tearing is better than episiotomies?

Which of the following best describes the rationale for postaglandin gels or vaginal inserts.

Hypotonic labor pattern is more likely to occur when the uterus is overdistended.

Which of the following would NOT be a complication of an amniotomy?

A nurse assisting with an amnioinfusion would expect it to be done for which of the following reasons?

Which of the following is the nurse's priority role during an amniotomy?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a potential complication of shoulder dystocia?

A woman asks the nurse about the possibility of her baby being turned externally. Which woman could NOT have this done?

All of the following would be considered risk factors for dystocia EXCEPT:

Women who undergo cesarean deliveries typically skip the rubra type of lochia.