The nurse applies a fetal heart rate monitor to the abdomen of the 34-week-gestation patient in preterm labor. The patient asks the nurse, “This is so uncomfortable. Why do I have to wear this thing?” The nurse bases the response on which understanding of the rationale for fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring?

The nurse is on the treatment team for an African American patient who is being hospitalized for a recent hypertensive emergency. The nurse anticipates administering which medication?

The mother of the healthy baby born 12 hours ago at 42 weeks’ gestation asks the nurse why the baby’s arms and legs quiver when she cries. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?