Ob Unit 2 Skills Questions Study Guide Graded A+

5. The nurse caring for a neonate in a double-walled incubator finds that the neonate's temperature is 37.5°C (99.5°F). Two hours earlier, the temperature was 36.5°C (97.7°F). The incubator is in servo control with the skin temperature set to 36.5°C (97.7°F). What should the nurse do immediately? {Ans: Check to see whether the skin probe is properly secured to the neonate.}A primigravida at 40 weeks' gestation is admitted to the labor unit in latent labor. Her prenatal history does not indicate any risk factors. Her initial vital signs are temperature of 37.1°C (98.8°F); pulse, 86 bpm; respirations, 20; and blood pressure, 114/68 mm Hg. She has been connected to external electronic monitoring for 1 hour. FHR baseline is 145 with moderate variability, the presence of accelerations, and absence of decelerations. She is having contractions every 3 to 4 minutes, each lasting 40 to 60 seconds, mild to palpation, and with soft resting tone. What is an appropriate nursing intervention at this point? {Ans: A. Encourage the patient to ambulate within the labor unit.}While assessing an antepartum patient, the nurse hears a loud moan coming from the hallway. The nurse steps outside the room and sees a pregnant patient