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The Nurse Is Assisting with a Precipitous Birth

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The nurse is assisting with a precipitous birth. In which order should the nurse perform the following actions after the birth of the fetal head?
A) Instruct the client to push.
B) Suction the baby's mouth, throat, and nose.
C) Exert upward traction to the fetal head to facilitate birth of the posterior shoulder.
D) Exert downward traction on the fetal head to facilitate movement of the anterior shoulder.

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