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wrbasek0

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on: Jul 23, 2018
What should a nurse instruct the patient to do before assessing fundal height?
 
  a. Press her lower back against the examination table
  b. Empty her bladder
  c. Take a deep breath and hold it
  d. Bear down

Question 2

What do the arteries in the umbilical cord carry?
 
  a. Nutrients to the fetus from the placenta
  b. Oxygenated blood to perfuse the placenta
  c. Antibodies from the fetus to the mother
  d. Deoxygenated blood back to the placenta


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spencer.martell

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The bladder should be emptied before the measurement of the fundal height.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The arteries of the umbilical cord are unique in that they carry deoxygenated blood back to the placenta.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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