9. The nurse is reviewing the progress of labor of a pregnant woman. The nurse notes that the physician documented that the woman has circular shaped, moderate depth, wide pubic arch, moderately curved sacrum on internal examination. An internal examination was done and the nurse was instructed to chart his findings of the patient's diagonal conjugate 12.5 cms and the height of the symphysis pubis is normal. The nurse estimates the obstetric conjugate as approximately a. 10.5 b. 13.5 c. 12.5 d. 11.5

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Lo9. The nurse is reviewing the progress of labor of a pregnant woman. The nurse notes that the physician documented that the woman has circular shaped, moderate depth, wide pubic arch, moderately curved sacrum on internal examination. An internal examination was done and the nurse was instructed to chart his findings of the patient's diagonal conjugate 12.5 cms and the height of the symphysis pubis is normal. The nurse estimates the obstetric conjugate as approximately

a. 10.5
b. 13.5
c. 12.5
d. 11.5

 

 

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