A mother is in early labor and asks the nurse how long the labor will last. The nurse explains that the first stage of labor lasts from the beginning of regular contractions until when?
a. The cervix is completely effaced
b. The baby is in position
c. The cervix is fully dilated
d. The woman begins pushing
ANS: C
The first stage of labor begins with regular contractions and ends with complete dilation of the cervix.
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The feeling experienced by a client that should be assessed by the nurse as most predictive of
elevated suicide risk is a. anger. b. hopelessness. c. elation. d. sadness.
1/3 converted to a percent is
A. 3%. B. 33.3%. C. 0.3%. D. 1/3 %.
The nurse would identify which action as a strategy that represents a fiscal responsibility in clinical nursing practice?
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