A Client Is Being Sent into the Labor and Birth

question 8

Multiple Choice

A client is being sent into the labor and birth unit for a serial induction of labor. The Bishop's score is 7. What would the nurse anticipate as the sequence of treatment planned for this client?

• A) Administration of laminaria with EFM followed by amniotomy and oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion in a 12-hour period
• B) Amniotomy on the first day in conjunction with EFM followed by oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion on the following clinical day
• C) Administration of oxytocin (Pitocin) on the first day followed by amniotomy on the second clinical day
• D) Administration of laminaria with EFM on the first day followed by oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion on the second day and evaluation of progress; on the third day, continued oxytocin (Pitocin) infusion with amniotomy

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