A nurse is comparing advantages of using active management of labor (AMOL) with a less interventional approach. The nurse knows that the goal of AMOL is:
1. Preventing protracted labor and arrest of progress.
2. Preventing infection from prolonged rupture of membranes.
3. Detecting and intervening in cases of precipitous labor.
4. Relieving the anxiety and fear accompanying labor.
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Rationale:
1. AMOL is identified as a preventative treatment that reduces the chance for protracted labor and decreases the cesarean birth rate.
2. AMOL is identified as a preventative treatment that reduces the chance for protracted labor and decreases the cesarean birth rate.
3. AMOL is identified as a preventative treatment that reduces the chance for protracted labor and decreases the cesarean birth rate.
4. AMOL is identified as a preventative treatment that reduces the chance for protracted labor and decreases the cesarean birth rate.
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a. 1 mL c. 3 mL b. 2 mL d. any of the above
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