A nulliparous woman in labor is 3 cm dilated at 10:00 a.m. Based on knowledge of the average nulliparous woman's progression, when would the nurse expect her to be fully dilated?
A.
12:00 p.m.
B.
2:00 p.m.
C.
5:00 p.m.
D.
10:00 p.m.
ANS: C
A nulliparous woman, on average, dilates 1 cm/hour of labor. The nurse would expect this woman to be fully dilated 7 hours from the initial assessment, or at 5:00 p.m.
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