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Mrs. P is a 39-week pregnant woman admitted to the hospital in active labor. She has regular contractions and is given oxytocin to augment labor. Her cervix dilates to 3 cm upon admission. After 2 hours, her contractions increase to every 10 minutes for 20-40 seconds. She delivers a healthy baby boy via normal vaginal delivery with episiotomy and second-degree laceration repair. As part of her care, the nursing student documents the patient

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Gail

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EN