Maternal-newborn nursing · practice question
A 29-year-old client in labor and delivery is being evaluated for labor with external fetal monitoring. Assessment data include contractions every 1 minute with no resting tone between contractions. Which error is most dangerous on the NCLEX and in practice?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
C. Choosing an intervention before identifying assessment cues and immediate safety risk.
Why
The most dangerous NCLEX trap is treating before assessing, which can miss life-threatening deterioration.
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