Under which circumstances would the nurse remove prostaglandin from the patient's cervix? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Contractions every 5 minutes
2. Nausea and vomiting
3. Late decelerations
4. Contractions every 90 seconds
5. Baseline fetal heart rate of 140–148
2,3,4
Rationale 1: Contractions every 5 minutes are consistent with the plan of induction.
Rationale 2: A main reason to remove prostaglandin from a patient's cervix is the presence of nausea and vomiting.
Rationale 3: A main reason to remove prostaglandin from a patient's cervix is the presence of late decelerations.
Rationale 4: A main reason to remove prostaglandin from a patient's cervix is hyperstimulation of contractions.
Rationale 5: This is a good heart rate and would not warrant removing the prostaglandin.
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