You are an FNP working in an Emergency Department that does not have an OB department within the hospital. Your patient is a 26 year old female, G2P1, who is 34 weeks pregnant. She states, “

You are an FNP working in an Emergency Department that does not have an OB department within the hospital. Your patient is a 26 year old female, G2P1, who is 34 weeks pregnant. She states, “I am not sure if my water broke, I have fluid leaking out of my vagina”. Describe two tests that you can do to determine if the fluid is amniotic fluid and describe complications that can occur with premature rupture of membranes. What will your plan of care be for this patient?