Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 89%
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The physician performs a vaginal examination on a client in labor and states that the client is completely effaced and fully dilated. At this time, the nurse correctly plans to assess the need to the client who is entering which stage of labor?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
Complete effacement and full dilation indicate the end of the first stage and the start of the second stage of labor, where the client begins pushing to deliver the baby.