Chapter 16 O'Meara
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1. What does the nurse note when mea- d. The time between the beginning of one contrac-
suring the frequency of a laboring tion and the beginning of the next
womans contractions?
a. How long the patient states the con- The frequency of contractions is the elapsed time
tractions last from the beginning of one contraction to the
b. The time between the end of one beginning of the next contraction.
contraction and the beginning of the
next
c. The time between the beginning
and the end of one contraction
d. The time between the beginning of
one contraction and the beginning of
the next
2. Why is the relaxation phase between c. The contractions can interfere with fetal oxygena-
contractions important? tion.
a. The laboring woman needs to rest.
b. The uterine muscles fatigue without Blood flow from the mother into the placenta grad-
relaxation. ually decreases during contractions. During
c. The contractions can interfere with the interval between contractions, the placenta re-
fetal oxygenation. fills with oxygenated blood for the fetus.
d. The infant progresses toward deliv-
ery at these times.
3. What contraction duration and inter- c. Duration longer than 90 seconds, interval shorter
val does the nurse recognize could re- than 60 seconds
sult in fetal compromise?
a. Duration shorter than 30 seconds,
Persistent contraction durations longer than 90
interval longer than 75 seconds
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b. Duration shorter than 90 seconds, seconds or contraction intervals less than 60
interval longer than 120 seconds seconds may reduce fetal oxygen supply.
c. Duration longer than 90 seconds,
interval shorter than 60 seconds
d. Duration longer than 60 seconds,
interval shorter than 90 seconds
4. Vaginal examination reveals the pre- a. Vertex
senting part is the infants head, which
is well flexed on the chest. What is this
In the vertex presentation, the fetal head is the
presentation?
presenting part. The head is fully flexed on the
a. Vertex chest.
b. Military
c. Brow
d. Face
5. What does meconium-stained amniot- a. Fetal distress
ic fluid indicate when the infant is in a
vertex
presentation?
Green-stained amniotic fluid means that the fetus
passed the first stool before birth, and it is an
a. Fetal distress
indicator of fetal compromise.
b. Fetal maturity
c. Intact gastrointestinal tract
d. Dehydration in the mother
6. It is determined that the presenting b. Frank breech
part of the fetus is the buttocks. At
delivery the fetuss hips are flexed and
When a fetus presents in a frank breech position,
the knees are extended. How would
the legs are flexed at the hips and extend
the nurse record this presentation?
toward the shoulders.
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1. What does the nurse note when mea- d. The time between the beginning of one contrac-
suring the frequency of a laboring tion and the beginning of the next
womans contractions?
a. How long the patient states the con- The frequency of contractions is the elapsed time
tractions last from the beginning of one contraction to the
b. The time between the end of one beginning of the next contraction.
contraction and the beginning of the
next
c. The time between the beginning
and the end of one contraction
d. The time between the beginning of
one contraction and the beginning of
the next
2. Why is the relaxation phase between c. The contractions can interfere with fetal oxygena-
contractions important? tion.
a. The laboring woman needs to rest.
b. The uterine muscles fatigue without Blood flow from the mother into the placenta grad-
relaxation. ually decreases during contractions. During
c. The contractions can interfere with the interval between contractions, the placenta re-
fetal oxygenation. fills with oxygenated blood for the fetus.
d. The infant progresses toward deliv-
ery at these times.
3. What contraction duration and inter- c. Duration longer than 90 seconds, interval shorter
val does the nurse recognize could re- than 60 seconds
sult in fetal compromise?
a. Duration shorter than 30 seconds,
Persistent contraction durations longer than 90
interval longer than 75 seconds
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b. Duration shorter than 90 seconds, seconds or contraction intervals less than 60
interval longer than 120 seconds seconds may reduce fetal oxygen supply.
c. Duration longer than 90 seconds,
interval shorter than 60 seconds
d. Duration longer than 60 seconds,
interval shorter than 90 seconds
4. Vaginal examination reveals the pre- a. Vertex
senting part is the infants head, which
is well flexed on the chest. What is this
In the vertex presentation, the fetal head is the
presentation?
presenting part. The head is fully flexed on the
a. Vertex chest.
b. Military
c. Brow
d. Face
5. What does meconium-stained amniot- a. Fetal distress
ic fluid indicate when the infant is in a
vertex
presentation?
Green-stained amniotic fluid means that the fetus
passed the first stool before birth, and it is an
a. Fetal distress
indicator of fetal compromise.
b. Fetal maturity
c. Intact gastrointestinal tract
d. Dehydration in the mother
6. It is determined that the presenting b. Frank breech
part of the fetus is the buttocks. At
delivery the fetuss hips are flexed and
When a fetus presents in a frank breech position,
the knees are extended. How would
the legs are flexed at the hips and extend
the nurse record this presentation?
toward the shoulders.
