The nurse has received a report about a woman in labor. The woman's last vaginal ex-amination was recorded as 3 cm, 30%, and -2 . The nurse's interpretation of this assess-ment is that:
a. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
b. The cervix is 3 cm dilated, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
c. The cervix is effaced 3 cm, it is dilated 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm be-low the ischial spines.
d. The cervix is dilated 3 cm, it is effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm be-low the ischial spines.
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A The sterile vaginal examination is recorded as centimeters of cervical dilation, percentage of cervical dilation, and the relationship of the presenting part to the ischial spines (either above or below). For this woman the cervix is dilated 3 cm and effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
B This is the correct description of the vaginal examination for this woman in la-bor.
C The sterile vaginal examination is recorded as centimeters of cervical dilation, percentage of cervical dilation, and the relationship of the presenting part to the ischial spines (either above or below). For this woman the cervix is dilated 3 cm and effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
D The sterile vaginal examination is recorded as centimeters of cervical dilation, percentage of cervical dilation, and the relationship of the presenting part to the ischial spines (either above or below). For this woman the cervix is dilated 3 cm and effaced 30%, and the presenting part is 2 cm above the ischial spines.
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