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A 28-year-old woman has now reached the second stage of labor.
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What is the optimal position for her at this point?
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a) Lying on her back with legs raised
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b) Standing
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c) Squatting
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d) Sitting in a reclined position
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The prenatal ultrasound reveals the sacrum of the fetus as the
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presenting part. How is the fetal position described?
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a) Vertex
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c) Breech
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d) Cephalic
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,A client in labor begins complaining of intense pain in her lower
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back. What non-pharmacological measure would provide the
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best relief?
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a) Breathing exercises
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b) Epidural anesthesia
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c) Counter-sacral pressure
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d) Changing positions frequently
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Which of the following signs indicates that the second stage of
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labor has begun?
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a) Contractions are 5 minutes apart.
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b) The cervix is fully dilated.
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c) The water breaks.
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d) Fetal descent into the pelvis.
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What type of anesthesia is a spinal epidural classified as?
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a) Local
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d) Topical
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,Methotrexate is recommended as part of the treatment plan for
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which obstetric complication?
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a) Gestational diabetes
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b) Unruptured ectopic pregnancy
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c) Severe preeclampsia
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d) Placental abruption
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A biophysical profile (BPP) cannot determine which of the
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following?
a) Fetal tone
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b) Amniotic fluid volume
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c) Fetal weight
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d) Fetal breathing movements
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A woman in preterm labor at 30 weeks of gestation receives two
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12-mg doses of betamethasone intramuscularly. The purpose of
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this pharmacologic treatment is to:
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a) Stimulate fetal surfactant production.
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b) Reduce maternal and fetal tachycardia associated with
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c) Suppress uterine contractions.
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, d) Maintain adequate maternal respiratory effort and ventilation
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during magnesium sulfate therapy.
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A nurse is performing a vaginal exam on a client in labor and
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finds the fetal presentation 1 cm above the ischial spines. How
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should the nurse document the fetal station?
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Upon examining a laboring client's cervix, the nurse notes the
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assessment as 7, 80, -3. How does the nurse interpret this i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-
assessment?
a) Cervix dilated 7 cm, 50% effaced, fetus 3 cm below the ischial
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spines.
b) Cervix dilated 7 cm, 80% effaced, presenting 3 cm above the
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ischial spines. i,-
c) Cervix dilated 7 cm, 80% effaced, presenting part at the level of
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the ischial spines.
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d) Cervix dilated 5 cm, 80% effaced, presenting 3 cm above the
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ischial spines. b) Cervix dilated 7 cm, 80% effaced, presenting
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3 cm above the ischial spines.
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