The Nurse Is Making Patient Assignments for the Next Shift

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse is making patient assignments for the next shift. Which patient is most likely to experience a complicated labor pattern?

• A)34-year-old gravida 6 at 39 weeks' gestation with twins
• B)22-year-old gravida 1 at 23 weeks' gestation with ruptured membranes
• C)30-year-old gravida 3 at 41 weeks' gestation and estimated fetal weight 7 pounds, 8 ounces
• D)43-year-old gravida 2 at 37 weeks' gestation with hypertension

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Definitions:

Individualistic Model

A theoretical framework in ecology that views communities as assemblies of species with similar ecological requirements, independently distributed along environmental gradients.

Super-organisms

Highly organized colonies of individuals, often of the same species, that work together in a way that the colony behaves like a single organism.

Individualistic Model

A concept in ecology that describes communities as assemblages of species with similar abiotic needs, rather than as tightly integrated units.

Environmental Gradients

Variations in environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, and nutrient availability over a certain area, often leading to a distribution pattern of species.