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cmoore54 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is caring for two laboring women. Which of the patients should be monitored most carefully for signs of placental abruption?

a. The patient with placenta previa
b. The patient whose vagina is colonized with group B streptococci
c. The patient who is hepatitis B surface antigen positive
d. The patient with eclampsia

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a woman at 28 weeks' gestation with a history of preterm delivery. Which of the following laboratory data should the nurse carefully assess in relation to this diagnosis?

a. Human relaxin levels
b. Amniotic fluid levels
c. Alpha-fetoprotein levels
d. Fetal fibronectin levels

lkoler · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: d
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a. Patients with placenta previa are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
b. Patients colonized with group B streptococci are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
c. Patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen positive are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
d. Patients with eclampsia are high risk for placental abruption.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: d
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a. Relaxin levels are rarely assessed. In addition, they are unrelated to the incidence of preterm labor.
b. Amniotic fluid levels are not directly related to the incidence of preterm labor.
c. Alpha-fetoprotein levels are not related to the incidence of preterm labor.
d. A rise in the fetal fibronectin levels in cervical secretions has been associated with preterm labor.