The patient tells the nurse that she has come to the hospital so that her baby's position can be changed. The nurse would begin to organize the supplies needed to perform which procedure?

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A version is a procedure done to change the position of the fetus inside the uterus. The nurse would need to organize supplies such as ultrasound machine, to locate the baby, and medications to help relax the uterus. An amniotomy is the breaking of the amniotic sac, which is not related to changing the position of the baby. Leopold's maneuvers and ballottement are ways to assess the position of the baby, not change it.

The Patient Tells the Nurse That She Has Come to the Hospital