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Themember4

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With regard to the process of augmentation of labor, the nurse should be aware that it:
 
  a. Is part of the active management of labor that is instituted when the labor process is unsatisfactory.
  b. Relies on more invasive methods when oxytocin and amniotomy have failed.
  c. Is a modern management term to cover up the negative connotations of for-ceps-assisted birth.
  d. Uses vacuum cups.

Question 2

The least common risk factor for a long, difficult, or abnormal labor (dystocia) is:
 
  a. Advanced maternal age.
  b. Infertility difficulties.
  c. Multiparity.
  d. Short stature.



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Answer to Question 1

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A Augmentation is part of the active management of labor that stimulates uterine contractions after labor has started but is not progressing satisfactorily.
B Augmentation uses amniotomy and oxytocin infusion, as well as some gentler, noninvasive methods.
C Forceps-assisted births and vacuum-assisted births come at the end of labor and are not part of augmentation.
D Forceps-assisted births and vacuum-assisted births come at the end of labor and are not part of augmentation.

Answer to Question 2

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A Advanced maternal age increases a woman's risk for uterine dystocia.
B Infertility difficulties have been identified as contributing to the risk for dysto-cia.
C The woman experiencing dystocia is often an anxious first-time mother who is having painful and frequent contractions that are ineffective in causing cervical dilation or effacement to progress. Dystocia affects 8 to 11 of all births.
D Short stature has been cited as a risk factor for dystocia.



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