Signs and Symptoms
Signs and Symptoms ( 4 Questions)
A client at 32 weeks of gestation presents with regular uterine contractions occurring every 7 minutes and lasting for 45 seconds.
Which additional sign or symptom should the nurse expect to assess?
Lower abdominal cramping or pressure is one of the signs and symptoms of preterm labor.
Preterm labor occurs when regular contractions begin to open your cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy should last about 40 weeks.
Statement is wrong because low back pain is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
Statement is wrong because change in vaginal discharge, such as leaking fluid or bleeding, is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
Statement is wrong because rupture of membranes, or breaking of water, is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
If you think you might be having preterm labor, you should call your doctor or go to the hospital to be evaluated.
Lower abdominal cramping or pressure is one of the signs and symptoms of preterm labor.
Preterm labor occurs when regular contractions begin to open your cervix before 37 weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy should last about 40 weeks.
B. Low back pain. Statement is wrong because low back pain is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
C. Change in vaginal discharge. Statement is wrong because change in vaginal discharge, such as leaking fluid or bleeding, is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
D. Rupture of membranes. Statement is wrong because rupture of membranes, or breaking of water, is also a sign and symptom of preterm labor.
If you think you might be having preterm labor, you should call your doctor or go to the hospital to be evaluated.