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lilldybug07

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The primigravida has been pushing for three hours, and the fetus is making slow descent. The partner asks the nurse if pushing for this long is normal. How should the nurse respond?
 
  A. Your baby is taking a little longer than average, but is making progress.
   B. First babies take a long time to be born; the next baby will be easier.
   C. The birth would go faster if you had taken prenatal classes and practiced.
   D. Every baby is different; there really are no norms for labor and birth.

Question 2

A nurse needs to evaluate the progress of a woman's labor. The nurse obtains the following data: cervical dilatation 6 cm; contractions mild in intensity, and occur every five minutes, with a duration of 30 to 40 seconds.
 
  Which cue in this data does not fit the pattern suggested by the rest of the cues? A. Cervical dilatation 6 cm
   B. Mild contraction intensity
   C. Contraction frequency every two minutes
   D. Contraction duration 30 to 40 seconds


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

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