Author Question: The nurse-midwife tells a pregnant patient that she has developed dystocia. How should the nurse ... (Read 78 times)

leilurhhh · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse-midwife tells a pregnant patient that she has developed dystocia. How should the nurse explain this term to the patient?

A) Difficult or abnormal labor
B) High blood pressure related to difficult labor
C) Potential for placental detachment
D) Muscle weakness related to prolonged labor

Question 2

After an hour of administering oxytocin intravenously, a patient's contractions are 100 seconds in length. What should the nurse do first?

A) Slow the infusion to fewer than 10 gtts per minute
B) Increase the flow rate of the main line infusion
C) Discontinue the oxytocin infusion
D) Continue to monitor contraction duration every two hours