Your patient in triage is 36.5 weeks gestation and presents with abdominal cramping. Their SVE is 1/thick/-3 with no bleeding or leakage of fluid. After obtaining a 30-minute strip, you note a Category I fetal heart rate pattern and only 1 contraction. What would you expect the physician or midwife to order? Admission to inpatient labor and delivery unit. Administer a tocolytic and discharge home. Discharge home with education about labor signs. Send patient walking for 1 hour then re-evaluate.
[Verified Answer]: Your patient in triage is 36.5 weeks…
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