Author Question: The nurse in labor and delivery documents a fetus as being ROA. To what does this documentation ... (Read 51 times)

anshika · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse in labor and delivery documents a fetus as being ROA. To what does this documentation refer for a fetus?

A) Fetal station
B) Fetal attitude
C) Fetal position
D) Fetal size

Question 2

A patient who is 38 weeks pregnant with her first child calls the clinic and states my baby is lower and it is more difficult to walk and asks if she should come to the hospital to be checked. How should the nurse respond?

A) The baby has dropped into the pelvis, this is called lightening, your body and baby are getting ready for labor in the next few weeks.
B) This is not normal unless you are in active labor, come to the hospital and be checked.
C) That is something we expect with a second or third baby, because it is your first, you need to be checked.
D) The baby moved down into the pelvis, this means you will be in labor within 24 hours. Wait for contractions to start before coming to the hospital.