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misspop

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A woman is having a difficult labor because the fetus is presenting in the right occipital position (ROP). What position will the nurse promote to encourage fetal rotation and pain relief?
 
  a. Prone with legs supported and give her a back massage
  b. Supine with legs bent at the knee
  c. Standing with support
  d. Sitting up and leaning forward on the over-bed table

Question 2

A new mother is distressed and tearful about the elevated dome over her infant's posterior fontanelle. The nurse responds, This condition will resolve itself in a few days. What is the cause?
 
  a. Prolonged pressure against the partially dilated cervix
  b. Small leak of fluid through the posterior fontanelle
  c. Pressure of the forceps during delivery
  d. The effect of the vacuum extractor



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cegalasso

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
A position that favors fetal rotation and descent and that is helpful for the woman with back labor is to sit or kneel leaning forward on a support.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The chignon is due to the effect of the vacuum extractor and will disappear in a few days.




misspop

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Reply 2 on: Jun 28, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


cdmart10

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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