When the nurse performs the Nitrazine test on vaginal secretions of a primigravida who thinks her membranes have ruptured,the paper turns yellow.The nurse assesses this finding to indicate:
A) acidic discharge,membranes intact.
B) acidic discharge,membranes have ruptured.
C) neutral,not enough discharge to measure.
D) alkaline,membranes have ruptured.

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When the Nitrazine paper turns yellow it is indicative of acidic discharge.Amniotic fluid is alkaline and turns the paper blue.

When the Nurse Performs the Nitrazine Test on Vaginal Secretions