A patient's labor has progressed so rapidly that a precipitous birth is occurring. The nurse should:
1. Go to the nurse's station and immediately call the physician.
2. Run to the delivery room for an emergency birth pack.
3. Stay with the patient and ask for auxiliary personnel for assistance.
4. Try to delay the delivery of the infant's head until the physician arrives.
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Rationale 1: The nurse can direct auxiliary personnel to contact the physician.
Rationale 2: The nurse can direct auxiliary personnel to retrieve the emergency birth pack.
Rationale 3: If birth is imminent, the nurse must not leave the patient alone.
Rationale 4: The nurse should not hold the infant's head back from delivering, but should apply gentle pressure against the head to prevent it from popping out rapidly.
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