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tfester

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For which client should the oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion be discontinued immediately?
 
  a. Joan, in active labor with contractions every 3 minutes lasting 60 seconds each
  b. Mary, in transition with contractions every 2 minutes lasting 90 seconds each
  c. Nancy, in active labor with contractions every 2 to 3 minutes lasting 70 to 80 seconds each
  d. Amy, in early labor with contractions every 5 minutes lasting 40 seconds each

Question 2

Family-centered maternity care developed in response to:
 
  a. demands by physicians for family involvement in childbirth.
  b. the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921.
  c. parental requests that infants be allowed to remain with them rather than in a nursery.
  d. changes in pharmacologic management of labor.



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Answer to Question 1

B
Mary's contraction pattern represents hyperstimulation, and there is inadequate resting time between contractions to allow for placental perfusion.

Answer to Question 2

C
As research began to identify the benefits of early extended parent-infant contact, parents began to insist that the infant remain with them. This gradually developed into the practice of rooming-in and finally to family-centered maternity care.



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