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NM 704 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAM LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| PROFESSOR VERIFIED| BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A _______ may provide relief from preterm labor
contractions, whereas a hot shower may stimulate
contractions because of the upright posture and some
degree of nipple stimulation. - ANSWER-Tub bath
Friedman identified prolonged latent labor as what? -
ANSWER-More than 20 hours in nulliparas and 14 hours
in multiparas
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What is the risk with therapeutic rest? - ANSWER-It may
prolong dysfunctional labor
What is the risk with inducing with oxytocin in latent labor?
- ANSWER-May increase cesarean risk
What are some things that may prolong the latent phase of
labor? - ANSWER-(1) unfavorable cervix (2)
narcotic/analgesic/sedative medications
What involves the administration of medication to relieve
discomfort and allow for progression of labor while the
woman rests or sleeps? - ANSWER-Therapeutic rest
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What is the phase of gradual cervical change? -
ANSWER-Latent labor
What is the diameter of the opening of the cervix,
measured in cm? - ANSWER-dilation
What is the preparatory phase of labor during which
contractions become more regular and stronger and cervix
is slowly effacing and dilating, different terms are used to
denote this phase (latent labor, pre labor, or prodromal
labor)? - ANSWER-Early labor
What is the thinning of the cervix that occurs during labor,
measured as a %? - ANSWER-Effacement
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What is the presence of ketones in the urine resulting in
inadequate caloric intake? - ANSWER-Ketonuria
What is the function of the female by which infant is
expelled from the uterus through the vagina to the outside
world? - ANSWER-Labor
What is the phase of rapid cervical change, during which
contraction are strong and regular? - ANSWER-Active
labor
What is uterine activity of pregnancy, perceived as
painless by many women? - ANSWER-Braxton hicks
NM 704 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAM LATEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND 100%CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ( VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| PROFESSOR VERIFIED| BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
A _______ may provide relief from preterm labor
contractions, whereas a hot shower may stimulate
contractions because of the upright posture and some
degree of nipple stimulation. - ANSWER-Tub bath
Friedman identified prolonged latent labor as what? -
ANSWER-More than 20 hours in nulliparas and 14 hours
in multiparas
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What is the risk with therapeutic rest? - ANSWER-It may
prolong dysfunctional labor
What is the risk with inducing with oxytocin in latent labor?
- ANSWER-May increase cesarean risk
What are some things that may prolong the latent phase of
labor? - ANSWER-(1) unfavorable cervix (2)
narcotic/analgesic/sedative medications
What involves the administration of medication to relieve
discomfort and allow for progression of labor while the
woman rests or sleeps? - ANSWER-Therapeutic rest
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What is the phase of gradual cervical change? -
ANSWER-Latent labor
What is the diameter of the opening of the cervix,
measured in cm? - ANSWER-dilation
What is the preparatory phase of labor during which
contractions become more regular and stronger and cervix
is slowly effacing and dilating, different terms are used to
denote this phase (latent labor, pre labor, or prodromal
labor)? - ANSWER-Early labor
What is the thinning of the cervix that occurs during labor,
measured as a %? - ANSWER-Effacement
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What is the presence of ketones in the urine resulting in
inadequate caloric intake? - ANSWER-Ketonuria
What is the function of the female by which infant is
expelled from the uterus through the vagina to the outside
world? - ANSWER-Labor
What is the phase of rapid cervical change, during which
contraction are strong and regular? - ANSWER-Active
labor
What is uterine activity of pregnancy, perceived as
painless by many women? - ANSWER-Braxton hicks
