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NURS 3610 Quiz 1 Questions and Answers with Rationales A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first? A. Expulsion of a blood-tinged mucous plug B. Continuous contraction lasting 2 min C. Pressure on the perineum causing the client to bear down D. Expulsion of clear fluid from the vagina B. Continuous contraction lasting 2 min i: A uterus contracti...

N3610 Quiz 1 | Questions, Answers and Rationales A nurse is admitting a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and is in the first stage of labor. Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the provider first? A. Expulsion of a blood-tinged mucous plug B. Continuous contraction lasting 2 min C. Pressure on the perineum causing the client to bear down D. Expulsion of clear fluid from the vagina Rationale: A uterus contracting for more than 90 seconds is a sign of teta...

NURS 3610 Quiz 2 | Questions, Answers and Rationales A nurse is observing the electronic fetal heart rate monitor tracing for a client who is at 40 weeks of gestation and is in labor. The nurse should suspect a problem with the umbilical cord when she observes which of the following patterns? A. Early decelerations B. Accelerations C. Late decelerations D. Variable decelerations Variable decelerations occur when the umbilical cord becomes compressed and disrupts the flow of oxygen to the fet...