More questions on Preterm Labor
More questions on Preterm Labor ( 55 Questions)
A nurse is teaching a client who is at risk for pre-term labor about the signs and symptoms to report to the provider.
Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching?
Decreased fetal movement is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate fetal distress or other complications.
Increased vaginal discharge is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate infection or rupture of membranes.
Pelvic pressure is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate cervical dilation or descent of the fetus.
The nurse should include all of these signs and symptoms in the teaching as they may indicate pre-term labor. Pre-term labor occurs when regular contractions begin to open the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
All of the above. The nurse should include all of these signs and symptoms in the teaching as they may indicate pre-term labor. Pre-term labor occurs when regular contractions begin to open the cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy.
Choice A is wrong because decreased fetal movement is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate fetal distress or other complications.
Choice B is wrong because increased vaginal discharge is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate infection or rupture of membranes.
Choice C is wrong because pelvic pressure is not a normal sign of pre-term labor, but it may indicate cervical dilation or descent of the fetus.