The Nurse Measures the Frequency of a Laboring Woman's Contractions

question 33

Multiple Choice

The nurse measures the frequency of a laboring woman's contractions by noting:

• A) how long the patient states the contractions last.
• B) the time between the end of one contraction and the beginning of the next.
• C) the time between the beginning and the end of one contraction.
• D) the time between the beginning of one contraction and the beginning of the next.

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