After 12 hours of active labor, a pregnant patient is only dilated 6 cm. What should the nurse consider doing for this patient?
A) Notify the provider to perform a cesarean delivery
B) Prepare to administer oxytocin to increase contractions
C) Reassess the fetal presentation and position
D) Perform AROM to speed up labor
Question 2
At 31 weeks' gestation, a patient with a history of preterm
birth reports cramps, vaginal pain, and low, dull backache accompanied by vaginal discharge and bleeding. The cervix is 2.1 cm long; there is fetal fibronectin in her cervical secretions, and the cervix is dilated 3 to 4 cm. For what should the nurse prepare this patient?
A) Bed rest and hydration at home
B) Hospitalization, tocolytic therapy, and IM corticosteroids
C) An emergency cesarean section
D) Careful monitoring of fetal kick counts
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Pulmonary function test: spirometry. (a) Normal respiratory volumes, as measured during spirometry.
Patient teaching: lung assessment
Computerized Patient Record (CPR)
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
North Korea: Labor Issues