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a. Placing the woman in the knee-chest position

b. Covering the cord in sterile gauze soaked in saline

c. Preparing the woman for a cesarean birth

d. Starting oxygen by facemask

4.A nurse is educating nursing students on prolapsed umbilical

cord. Which of the following is the most appropriate explanation

of why this is a medical emergency?

a. It can cause the placenta to become detached
b. It could cause the fetus to deliver too quickly

c. It could increase the delivery of oxygen depleted blood
d. The cord carries oxygen to the fetus and could be compressed

5.When assessing a laboring client, the nurse finds a prolapsed cord.

The which of the following is the best action should the nurse
perform?

a. Attempt to replace the cord

b. Place the client on her left side

c. Elevate the client’s hips

d. Cover the cord with a dry, sterile gauze

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