Select all that apply. A 32 year old woman presents to the…
Select all that apply. A 32 year old woman presents to the labor and delivery unit in the transition stage of labor. Which of the following signs and symptoms would the client be demonstrating that are consistent with this stage of labor?
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The health care provider is assessing a client in labor. Upon cervical exam the health care provider feels a pulsating structure on vaginal examination of a woman in labor. To prevent compression of a prolapsed cord, the nurse would position the woman:
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A nurse is caring for a client who is 4 cm for the last 3 hours. To augment the client’s labor the health care provider will perform an amniotomy. Which of the following is a priority assessment for the nurse after the amniotomy and the nurse would assess first?
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The nurse is caring for a pregnant client. The client is contracting every 2 minutes. The client’s cervix is dilated to 3 cm, 50 % effacement and a -2 station. The client’s membranes ruptured prematurely. The client is 34 weeks pregnant. The nurse caring for her knows to:
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