Using a diagram, the nurse demonstrates the sequence of the ...

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Using a diagram, the nurse demonstrates the sequence of the mechanisms of labor. Place the seven mechanisms of labor in sequential order. Put a comma and space between each answer choice (a, b, c, d, etc.)
 
  a. Extension
  b. Engagement
  c. Descent
  d. Flexion
  e. Expulsion
  f. Internal rotation
  g. External rotation

Question 2

A pregnant woman arrives at the emergency department (ED) and reports she is in labor. After a thorough examination and diagnostic testing, it is determined to be false (prodromal) labor. What signs and symptoms would lead the nurse to suspect false
 
  (prodromal) labor. What signs and symptoms would lead the nurse to suspect false (prodromal) labor? (Select all that apply.)
  a.
  Leaking of vaginal fluid
  b.
  Contractions intensify with ambulation
  c.
  Pink spotting
  d.
  Painless tightening of abdominal muscles
  e.
  Cervix thick and not effaced

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Answer to Question 1

ANS:
C, B, D, F, A, G, E

The process by which a normal vaginal delivery is accomplished requires the infant to make the descent into the birth canal, engage, flex and internally rotate, and extend and externally rotate to be expelled.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D, E
Painless tightening of abdominal muscles (Braxton-Hicks contractions) and cervix thick and not effaced lend to the determination of false (prodromal) labor. Leaking of vaginal fluid may indicate rupture of membranes and is a sign of true labor. Contractions that intensify with ambulation and pink spotting (bloody show) are signs of true labor.