A peripheral IV (PIV) is started in the left hand with a 20-gauge catheter. Lab specimens are drawn. IV fluids of lactated Ringer's started infusing at 75 mL/hour. Contractions are now every 4 minutes, lasting 45 seconds. Mother says they are getting more painful. She and her husband are instructed on slow breathing and relaxation techniques. Husband will assist with her breathing. Client is instructed she can have pain medication if she needs it until time for epidural. A client is in the active phase of the first stage of labor. She is 5 cm dilated, 90% effaced, and at 0 station. Her contractions are every 4 minutes, and she reports increasing pain. Which of the following actions or clinical developments should the nurse anticipate next?