A pregnant woman at term who is being cared for in the CCU after a traumatic injury goes into labor. She is critically ill and somewhat unstable. What is the best nursing action to support this patient?
A) Assign a nurse to be her labor coach and stay with the patient.
B) Contact the patient's planned labor coach to be with the patient.
C) Sedate the patient so that the labor will not interfere with other care.
D) Immediately prepare for an emergency cesarean section.
B
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Answer the following questions by supplying either the medical abbreviation or the interpretation of the medical abbreviation
b.i.d.
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