Author Question: A woman is admitted to the labor unit. The abdominal assessment reveals the following ... (Read 61 times)

altibaby · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A woman is admitted to the labor unit.

The abdominal assessment reveals the following information: breech felt in fundus, fetal back on the right side of the woman's abdomen, directed anteriorly with the small parts of the fetus on the left side and head firmly fixed in the pelvis. The presentation of the baby is:
a. LOA, engaged
b. LOA, not engaged
c. ROA, engaged
d. ROA, not engaged

Question 2

What represents the usual sequence of neurologic responses to labor?

a. Amnesia, euphoria, sedation, self-centeredness, fatigue
b. Euphoria, amnesia, self-centeredness, fatigue, elation
c. Self-centeredness, fatigue, elation, euphoria, amnesia
d. Euphoria, self-centeredness, amnesia, fatigue, elation

ally · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
R means the fetus's back is on the right side of the mother's abdomen. O means occiput, the fetus's head is downward. A means the fetus is directed anteriorly. Engaged means the head is firmly fixed in the pelvis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The woman's behavior commonly changes throughout the course of her labor. Initially, she tends to be euphoric, then self-centered. In the second stage, amnesia is common. Fatigue and elation occur in the third and fourth stages.