When the nurse performs the Nitrazine test on vaginal secretions of a primigravida who thinks her membranes have ruptured, the paper turns yellow. The nurse assesses this finding to indicate:
a. acidic discharge, membranes intact.
b. acidic discharge, membranes have ruptured.
c. neutral, not enough discharge to measure.
d. alkaline, membranes have ruptured.
A
When the Nitrazine paper turns yellow it is indicative of acidic discharge. Amniotic fluid is alkaline and turns the paper blue.
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