The labor nurse is caring for a patient at 38 weeks' gestation who has been diagnosed with symptomatic placenta previa. Which physician order should the nurse question?
1. Begin oxytocin drip rate at 0.5 milliunits/min.
2. Assess fetal heart rate every 10 minutes.
3. Weigh all vaginal pads.
4. Assess hematocrit and hemoglobin.
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Rationale 1: This order should be questioned, as this patient is not a good candidate for labor induction.
Rationale 2: The fetal heart rate should be assessed often.
Rationale 3: This is an appropriate order.
Rationale 4: This is an appropriate order.
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