A 25-year-old woman arrives in the aid room with her husband. She is 37 weeks pregnant and in labor. Your exam reveals crowning with 60-second contractions occurring at 50-second intervals. Which of the following actions would you take?
a. Tell her husband that the hospital is only 10 minutes away and that he should take her there.
b. Obtain her vital signs and call for an ambulance to take her to the hospital.
c. Open and prepare an obstetrical kit.
d. Have her hold her legs together to prevent delivery until an ALS ambulance arrives.
Question 2
You have completed an assessment of a 32-year-old woman in the seventh month of pregnancy. Which of the following assessment findings would concern you the most?
a. Several painless contractions
b. An increased desire to eat
c. Increased weight gain over the past month
d. Intermittent vaginal bleeding
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