With regard to dysfunctional labor, nurses should be aware that: ...

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With regard to dysfunctional labor, nurses should be aware that:
 
  a. Women who are underweight are more at risk.
  b. Women experiencing precipitous labor are about the only dysfunctionals not to be exhausted.
  c. Hypertonic uterine dysfunction is more common than hypotonic dysfunction.
  d. Abnormal labor patterns are most common in older women.

Question 2

The least common cause of long, difficult, or abnormal labor (dystocia) is:
 
  a. Midplane contracture of the pelvis.
  b. Compromised bearing-down efforts as a result of pain medication.
  c. Disproportion of the pelvis.
  d. Low-lying placenta.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Precipitous labor lasts less than 3 hours. Short women more than 30 pounds overweight are more at risk for dysfunctional labor. Hypotonic uterine dysfunction, in which the contractions become weaker, is more common. Abnormal labor patterns are more common in women less than 20 years of age.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The least common cause of dystocia is disproportion of the pelvis.

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