A nurse is helping a laboring mother to figure out how to focus her energy and pushing efforts during labor. Which of the following pieces of advice would be most beneficial to the client? Select all that apply.

A client who is 39 weeks’ gestation comes into the hospital and tells the nurse that she thinks she is in labor. The nurse assesses the client and determines that she is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following are associated with this stage of labor? Select all that apply.

The nurse is working in an OB clinic. Which of the following client statements is the MOST concerning?

A nurse is teaching a class on labor to pregnant clients. The nurse is explaining the role(s) the mother plays in the process of labor. Which of the following should be included? Select all that apply.

A nurse performs a pelvic exam on a laboring mother. Findings are that the client is 5 cm and at zero station. What does this mean for the fetus?

A nurse receives bedside report on a laboring client that the fetus is at -2 station and transverse. The mother asks what this means. What is the best explanation by the nurse?

A fetus is being born head first, with the occiput facing the right side of the mother’s pelvis, towards the back. What is the fetal presentation?

A nurse is caring for a 28-year-old pregnant client who is in labor with her first baby. The father of the unborn baby has been at the hospital briefly during the time that the client has been in labor, but the nurse is unsure whether he will be present during delivery. Which question from the nurse would be most appropriate when discerning the role of the father in this situation?