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To teach and support the woman in labor, the nurse explains that the strongest part of a labor contraction is the
 
  a. Increment
  b. Acme
  c. Decrement
  d. Interval

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A client asks, What does the doctor mean when he says my baby is plus one? The nurse explains that this means the part of the baby to be born first has descended to
 
  a. 1 centimeter above the ischial spine
  b. 1 centimeter above the symphysis pubis
  c. 1 centimeter below the ischial spine
  d. 1 centimeter below the symphysis pubis



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Answer to Question 1

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A The increment is the beginning of the contractions until it reaches the peak.
B The acme is the peak or period of greatest strength during the middle of a
contraction cycle.
C The decrement occurs after the peak until the contraction ends.
D The interval is the period between the end of the contraction and the beginning
of the next.

Answer to Question 2

C
The ischial spines are the anatomic part of the pelvis used to determine and describe station, they represent station 0 . Below them are + stations; above them are  (minus) stations.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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