The nurse is caring for a client in the labor and delivery u…
The nurse is caring for a client in the labor and delivery unit triage area. The client reports that she believes she has ruptured the bag of water around the baby. The nurse places the FHR ultrasound and tocometer on her abdomen. The fetal heart rate is 120 bpm, and there are no contractions. The provider performs a sterile speculum exam. She has the client cough and applies fluid from the vagina on a slide. The provider states, “It looks like she broke the bag of water,” as she looks at the dried slide under a microscope and sees