A pregnant client at 36 weeks’ gestation presents to the lab…
A pregnant client at 36 weeks’ gestation presents to the labor and delivery unit reporting a continuous trickle of fluid from the vagina for the past hour. The nurse performs a sterile speculum examination and applies vaginal fluid to Nitrazine paper, which immediately turns blue. The client denies recent urination but reports having intercourse earlier in the day. How should the nurse best interpret this finding?