The nurse is assessing a patient in labor. On which complication of labor as identified within the 2020 National Health Goals will the nurse focus?
A) Uterine rupture
B) Prolapsed fetal cord
C) Hypotonic contractions
D) Hypertonic contractions
A
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Nurses can help the nation achieve the 2020 National Health Goals for complications of labor by being alert to the preliminary symptoms of uterine rupture, which accounts for a substantial number of maternal deaths during labor. Hypotonic and hypertonic contractions and prolapsed fetal cord are not identified as specific complications of labor within the 2020 National Health Goals.
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