If the monitor pattern of uteroplacental insufficiency were present, which of the following would you do first?
A) Help the woman to sit up in a semi-Fowler's position.
B) Turn her or ask her to turn to her side.
C) Administer oxygen at 3 to 4 L by nasal cannula.
D) Ask her to pant with the next contraction.
B
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a. Heel stick b. Venipuncture c. Arterial puncture d. Lumbar puncture
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1. Buccal 2. Oral 3. Transdermal 4. Sublingual
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