A 42-year-old woman named Alice enters the triage unit. She has…

Question Answered step-by-step A 42-year-old woman named Alice enters the triage unit. She has… A 42-year-old woman named Alice enters the triage unit. She has been having contractions since this morning at 4:30 am.  The contractions started at about 7 minutes apart.  Her water broke on her way to the car at 10:00 am. It is now 12:00 pm.  You ask Alice some admission questions.She states that she is 40 weeks pregnant, this is her second pregnancy.  She had an abortion when she was 18 otherwise she has no other children.  While completing the admission interview, you learn she is single and became pregnant through in vitro fertilization because she did not want to wait any longer to have a child as her clock was starting to count down. Her chart states that she was suspected of having gestational diabetes due to her fundus measuring large, however, she tested negative and has had no other complications.  Alice states that she wants to have a natural birth without an epidural.  She did, however, learn about nitrous oxide and thought she may try that.  What is her GTPAL: Her GTPAL is G2 T0 P0 A1 L0What information would you want to give her about her options for pain management during labor?1.2.3.Based on this admission information what are your top priority assessments?1. Assess the cervices for dilations2. Get mothers vitals3. Fetal HR/vitalsWhat priority do labs need to be done before delivery?1.2.3. Health Science Science Nursing Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)