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The nurse is caring for a woman in the first stage of labor. What will the nurse remind the patient about contractions during this stage of labor?
 
  a. They get the infant positioned for delivery.
  b. They push the infant into the vagina. c.
  They dilate and efface the cervix.
  d. They get the mother prepared for true labor.

Question 2

What does meconium-stained amniotic fluid indicate when the infant is in a vertex presentation?
 
  a. Fetal distress
  b. Fetal maturity
  c. Intact gastrointestinal tract
  d. Dehydration in the mother



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The first stage of labor describes the time from the onset of labor until full dilation of the cervix.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
Green-stained amniotic fluid means that the fetus passed the first stool before birth, and it is an indicator of fetal compromise.





 

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