Which of the following actions is correct when using palpation to ...

[berenicecastro]

Which of the following actions is correct when using palpation to assess the characteristics and pattern of uterine contractions?
 
  1. Place hand on abdomen below the umbilicus and palpate uterine tone with finger-tips.
  2. Determine frequency by timing the end of one contraction until the end of the next contraction.
  3. Evaluate intensity by pressing fingertips into the uterine fundus.
  4. Assess uterine contractions every 30 minutes throughout the first stage of labor.

Question 2

Estimating illness in an infant is difficult. To help an infant's parents do this, which of the following would you instruct them to use?
 
  A) Take her temperature about once a week.
  B) Call if she spits up any formula.
  C) Use her interest in eating as a good gauge.
  D) Call if the infant's stools are yellow.

[vkodali]

Answer to Question 1

3
1. Incorrect. Many women may experience labor pain in the lower segment of the uterus, which may be unrelated to the firmness of the contraction detectable in the uterine fundus.
2. Incorrect. Uterine contraction frequency is determined by palpating the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next contraction.
3. Correct. The nurse or primary care provider may assess uterine activity by palpating the fundal section of the uterus using his or her fingertips.
4. Incorrect. Uterine activity assessment is performed in intervals based on the stage of labor. As labor progresses, uterine activity assessment is performed more frequently.

Answer to Question 2

C

[berenicecastro]

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[vkodali]

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