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A woman who is 10 weeks pregnant is being counseled by the nurse regarding her upcoming elective abortion. What information should the nurse provide?
 
  A.
  A local anesthetic will be injected into your vagina.
  B.
  The exact name of the procedure is dilation and extraction.
  C.
  They may use a seaweed product to dilate your cervix.
  D.
  You won't need to have any cervical dilation at all.
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6 years ago
ANS: C
Vacuum aspiration is the most common method for surgical abortion for pregnancies up to 12 weeks' gestation. After 7 weeks, cervical dilation is often accomplished with laminaria, a dried seaweed product. For a pregnancy that is 5-7 weeks' gestation, no dilation is needed. A local anesthetic is injected into the cervix in women who are between 8 and 12 weeks' gestation because of the need for mechanical dilation. A dilation and extraction is the term for abortions performed during the second trimester.
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6 years ago
Much better than Coursehero
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