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CBme

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on: Jun 28, 2018
At a prenatal visit, a primigravida asks the nurse how she will know her labor has started. The nurse knows that what indicates the beginning of true labor?
 
  a. Contractions that are relieved by walking
  b. Discomfort in the abdomen and groin
  c. A decrease in vaginal discharge
  d. Regular contractions becoming more frequent and intense

Question 2

It is determined that the presenting part of the fetus is the buttocks. At delivery the fetus's hips are flexed and the knees are extended. How would the nurse record this presentation?
 
  a. Complete breech
  b. Frank breech
  c. Double footling
  d. Buttocks presentation


Jmfn03

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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In true labor, contractions gradually develop a regular pattern and become more frequent, longer, and more intense.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
When a fetus presents in a frank breech position, the legs are flexed at the hips and extend toward the shoulders.


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