Author Question: A nurse is assisting the physician in the use of a vacuum extractor for delivery in a client who has ... (Read 109 times)

Hungry! · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A nurse is assisting the physician in the use of a vacuum extractor for delivery in a client who has only a small rim of cervix stretched over the remaining fetal head.

At which point does the nurse expect to attach the distal end of the extractor tube to suction?
A) After the cup and sterile tubing are assembled
B) Once the cup has been applied to the fetal head
C) When the physician selects the appropriate cup
D) Before digital examination of the suction cup is performed

Question 2

A client in labor is admitted to a healthcare facility. Assessment shows that the fetus is in occiput posterior position. When planning the client's care, the nurse would anticipate which of the following?

A) Use of internal EFM
B) Precipitate labor
C) Increased urinary frequency
D) Dystocia with labor