The nurse in a small rural hospital is caring for a pregnant woman who is at 34-weeks gestation in her first pregnancy. She is complaining of intermittent lower abdominal pain. The hospital does not have a labor and delivery unit, but the on-call physician has determined that her cervix is dilated to 3 cm. The fetal heart sounds are strong at a rate of 150 beats per minute. The woman is accompanied by her husband. The nearest hospital with a labor and delivery unit is 30 minutes away. The correct action in this situation is to:

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The nurse in a small rural hospital is caring for a pregnant woman who is at 34-weeks gestation in her first pregnancy. She is complaining of intermittent lower abdominal pain. The hospital does not have a labor and delivery unit, but the on-call physician has determined that her cervix is dilated to 3 cm. The fetal heart sounds are strong at a rate of 150 beats per minute. The woman is accompanied by her husband. The nearest hospital with a labor and delivery unit is 30 minutes away. The correct action in this situation is to:






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