A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation and reports that she has had slight occasional and painless vaginal bleeding over the past 2 weeks. Following an examination by the provider, the client is told that the fetus has died and that the placenta, fetus, and tissues remain in the uterus. How should the nurse document these findings?
Incomplete miscarriage
Complete abortion
Missed abortion
Inevitable abortion
The Correct Answer is C
a. This occurs when some of the products of conception have been expelled from the uterus but some remain.
b. This occurs when all of the products of conception have been expelled from the uterus.
c. This occurs when the fetus has died but has not been expelled from the uterus.
d. This occurs when the fetus has died and the cervix is dilated, but the products of conception have not been expelled from the uterus.
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Correct Answer is D
Explanation
a. This is a common cause of variable decelerations, not early decelerations.
b. This is not a cause of early decelerations.
c. This is a common cause of variable decelerations, not early decelerations.
d. This is the cause of early decelerations and is a normal response to the pressure of the fetal head on the cervix during contractions.
Correct Answer is A
Explanation
a. Bulging of the vulva: This indicates that the fetal head is descending but does not necessarily mean the woman is almost ready to give birth. This indicates that the fetal head is crowning and putting pressure on the perineum, which means that delivery is imminent.
b. This indicates that the amniotic sac has ruptured but does not necessarily mean the woman is almost ready to give birth.
c. The fetal head at 0 station means that it is at the level of the maternal ischial spines, but it still needs to descend further to reach the perineum.
d. This indicates that the woman is in the early stages of labor but does not necessarily mean she is almost ready to give birth.
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