Premonitory indicators that should alert the nurse that the client may have entered the second stage of labor include which of the following?
a. Trembling limbs
b. Nausea or vomiting
c. Increasing irritability and tearfulness
d. Bearing down of her own accord
e. Complaints of pressure on her rectum
f. Increased amount of bloody show
A, B, C, D, E, F
Premonitory indicators that should alert the nurse that the client may have entered the second stage of labor include the following: bearing down of her own accord; complaints of pressure on her rectum; increased amount of bloody show; increasing irritability and tearfulness, together with a decreased coping ability; nausea or vomiting; and trembling limbs.
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