A Multiparous Woman Has Been in Labour for 8 Hours

question 16

Multiple Choice

A multiparous woman has been in labour for 8 hours.Her membranes have just ruptured.What is the nurse's initial response?

• A) Prepare the woman for imminent birth.
• B) Notify the woman's primary health care provider.
• C) Document the characteristics of the fluid.
• D) Assess the fetal heart rate and pattern.

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Definitions:

Inferential Statistics

A branch of statistics that deals with drawing conclusions and making predictions about a population based on a sample.

Control Group

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Naturalistic Observation

An investigative approach where participants are studied in their natural settings without interference from the researcher.

Correlational Analysis

A method used to determine the degree to which two or more variables are related without determining cause and effect.