The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the active stage…
The nurse is monitoring a patient who is in the active stage of labor. The patient has been experiencing contractions that are short, irregular, and weak. The nurse documents that the patient is experiencing which type of labor dystocia?
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A nurse in the labor and delivery unit receives a phone call from a patient who reports that her contractions started about 2 hours ago, did not go away when she had two glasses of water, and rested, and became stronger since she started walking. Her contractions occur every 10 minutes and last about 30 seconds. She hasn’t had any fluid leak from her vagina. However, she saw some blood when she wiped after voiding. Based on this report, which clinical finding should the nurse recognize that the patient is experiencing?
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