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NM 704 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||JUST OUT!!!
What does it mean when ketones are present in the urine? -
Ketonuria
What is the cause of ketonuria? - Inadequate caloric intake
What should you assess with ketonuria? - Ask about recent food
and drink intake
Is intervention always necessary with ketonuria? - No
How can you help prevent ketonuria in early labor? - Education
women during prenatal period about adequate food and fluid
intake in early labor
What is admitting as soon as labor begins? - Early admission
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What is admitting as soon as active labor begins? - Delayed
admission
What are the risks of early admission during labor? - (1)
cesarean birth (2) oxytocin augmentation (3) epidural analgesia
(4) other interventions
What have most studies shown is considered active labor? - 6
cm
What did Friedman consider active labor? - 3 cm
What is the biggest reason for primary c-section? - Arrest of
labor
When has been the historical definiation for prolonged labor? -
(1) nulliparous 20 hours (2) multiparous 14 hours
Who calculated the slowest, fastest, and average rate of
progression for each stage and phase and based a curve on the
statistical norm of 95%? - Friedman
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What is labor that lasts longer than 14 hours in a multiparous
and 20 hours in a nulliparous; failure to progress and happens
in first stage of labor? - Prolonged latent phase
What is the active phase that is progressing more slowly than it
should be (1.2 cm for nullips and 1.5 cm an hour for multips)? -
Protracted active phase
What is descent that is progressing more slowly (1 cm for
nulliparous and 2 cm for multips)? - Protracted descent
What is no dilation in 2 hours? - Secondary arrest of dilation
What is arrest of descent? - No descent in an hour
What begins with onset of regular contractions? - Latent phase
What phase begins when rate of progress increases? - Active
phase
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When can protracted and arrested descent be diagnosed? -
Only during second stage
What is the rate of descent per Friedman of nulliparas? - 1
cm/hr
What is the rate of descent per Friedman of multiparas? -
2cm/hr
What is the rate of dilation per Friedman of nulliparas in the
active stage? - 1.2 cm/hr
What is the rate of dilation per Friedman of multiparas in the
active stage? - 1.5 cm/hr
Per the Friedman criteria, what is progress that is occurring, but
more slowly than normal? - Protraction disorder
Per the Friedman criteria, what is progress that is no progress? -
Arrest disorder
NM 704 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||JUST OUT!!!
What does it mean when ketones are present in the urine? -
Ketonuria
What is the cause of ketonuria? - Inadequate caloric intake
What should you assess with ketonuria? - Ask about recent food
and drink intake
Is intervention always necessary with ketonuria? - No
How can you help prevent ketonuria in early labor? - Education
women during prenatal period about adequate food and fluid
intake in early labor
What is admitting as soon as labor begins? - Early admission
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What is admitting as soon as active labor begins? - Delayed
admission
What are the risks of early admission during labor? - (1)
cesarean birth (2) oxytocin augmentation (3) epidural analgesia
(4) other interventions
What have most studies shown is considered active labor? - 6
cm
What did Friedman consider active labor? - 3 cm
What is the biggest reason for primary c-section? - Arrest of
labor
When has been the historical definiation for prolonged labor? -
(1) nulliparous 20 hours (2) multiparous 14 hours
Who calculated the slowest, fastest, and average rate of
progression for each stage and phase and based a curve on the
statistical norm of 95%? - Friedman
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What is labor that lasts longer than 14 hours in a multiparous
and 20 hours in a nulliparous; failure to progress and happens
in first stage of labor? - Prolonged latent phase
What is the active phase that is progressing more slowly than it
should be (1.2 cm for nullips and 1.5 cm an hour for multips)? -
Protracted active phase
What is descent that is progressing more slowly (1 cm for
nulliparous and 2 cm for multips)? - Protracted descent
What is no dilation in 2 hours? - Secondary arrest of dilation
What is arrest of descent? - No descent in an hour
What begins with onset of regular contractions? - Latent phase
What phase begins when rate of progress increases? - Active
phase
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When can protracted and arrested descent be diagnosed? -
Only during second stage
What is the rate of descent per Friedman of nulliparas? - 1
cm/hr
What is the rate of descent per Friedman of multiparas? -
2cm/hr
What is the rate of dilation per Friedman of nulliparas in the
active stage? - 1.2 cm/hr
What is the rate of dilation per Friedman of multiparas in the
active stage? - 1.5 cm/hr
Per the Friedman criteria, what is progress that is occurring, but
more slowly than normal? - Protraction disorder
Per the Friedman criteria, what is progress that is no progress? -
Arrest disorder
