A Client's Labor Has Progressed So Rapidly That a Precipitous

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client's labor has progressed so rapidly that a precipitous birth is occurring.The nurse should:

• A)Go to the nurse's station and immediately call the physician.
• B)Run to the delivery room for an emergency birth pack.
• C)Stay with the client and ask for auxiliary personnel for assistance.
• D)Try to delay the delivery of the infant's head until the physician arrives.

Describe the transitional physiological changes that occur from fetal to newborn life.

Understand the factors affecting newborn feeding and nutrition, including breastfeeding.

Recognize signs of neonatal distress and the appropriate nursing responses.

Understand the importance of and methods for promoting parent-newborn attachment.

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Regressive Tax

A tax whose burden, expressed as a percentage of income, falls as income increases.

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A tax system where the rate remains constant regardless of the amount on which the tax is imposed.

Proportional Tax

A tax system where the tax rate remains constant regardless of the amount subject to tax, causing taxpayers to pay the same percentage of their income irrespective of its size.

Deductions

Expenses subtracted from gross income to determine the taxable income.