The nurse should anticipate the labor pattern for a fetal occiput posterior position to be:
1. Shorter than average during the latent phase.
2. Prolonged as regards the overall length of labor.
3. Rapid during transition.
4. Precipitous.
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Rationale 1: Overall labor is often prolonged, not shorter.
Rationale 2: The malposition does not allow the smallest diameter of the fetal head to come down the birth canal, and this can prolong the overall length of labor.
Rationale 3: Overall labor is often prolonged, not more rapid.
Rationale 4: Overall labor is often prolonged, not precipitous.
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