Author Question: A woman who is 38 weeks pregnant tells the nurse that the baby has dropped and she is having urinary ... (Read 113 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A woman who is 38 weeks pregnant tells the nurse that the baby has dropped and she is having urinary frequency again. The nurse recognizes this as:

a. lightening.
b. Braxton-Hicks contractions.
c. initiation of labor.
d. engagement.

Question 2

The nurse assesses a reactive result to a non-stress test when the fetal heart rate increases _____ beats per minute.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

komodo7 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
The symptoms of lightening are a return of urinary frequency, and the patient is able to breathe more normally.

Answer to Question 2

15
fifteen
The reactive criterion is that the fetal heart rate will increase 15 beats per minute when stimulated in the non-stress test.