Nurses alert to signs of the onset of the second stage of labor can be certain that this stage has begun when:
a. The woman has a sudden episode of vomiting.
b. The nurse is unable to feel the cervix during a vaginal examination.
c. Bloody show increases.
d. The woman involuntarily tries to bear down.
B
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A This is a suggestion of second-stage labor. The only certain objective sign that the second stage has begun is the inability to feel the cervix because it is fully dilated and effaced.
B The only certain objective sign that the second stage has begun is the inability to feel the cervix because it is fully dilated and effaced.
C This is a suggestion of second-stage labor. The only certain objective sign that the second stage has begun is the inability to feel the cervix because it is fully dilated and effaced.
D This is a suggestion of second-stage labor. The only certain objective sign that the second stage has begun is the inability to feel the cervix because it is fully dilated and effaced.
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