rried 30-year-old gravida 4 para 1203 at 28 weeks gestation. She arrives in the labor and delivery unit at a level 2 hospital complaining of low back pain and frequency of urination. She states that she feels occasional uterine cramping and believes that her membranes have not ruptured. 1. You are the charge nurse and admit P.T. Based on the information you have been given, identify the two most likely diagnoses for P.T.?

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P.T. is a married 30-year-old gravida 4 para 1203 at 28 weeks gestation. She arrives in the labor and delivery unit at a level 2 hospital complaining of low back pain and frequency of urination. She states that she feels occasional uterine cramping and believes that her membranes have not ruptured.

1. You are the charge nurse and admit P.T. Based on the information you have been given, identify the two most likely diagnoses for P.T.?

2. What additional information do you need from P.T. to determine what you will do next?. 

 

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