The nurse is admitting a client to the labor and delivery unit who states she is at 39 weeks and began having steady contractions approximately 6 hours ago. Which assessment findings discovered during the nurse's vaginal examination would indicate that this client will deliver within the next few hours? Select all that apply.

A. The client's cervix is dilated 7 centimeters.
B. The client's cervix is effaced 20%.
C. The presenting part of the fetus is at -4 station.
D. The client's membranes appear to have ruptured.
E. There is the presence of a bloody show on the nurse's gloved hand.


Answer: E

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