The Nurse Is Assessing the Duration of a Client's Labor

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is assessing the duration of a client's labor contractions. Which action does the nurse implement to assess the duration of labor contractions?

• A) Assess the strongest intensity of each contraction.
• B) Assess uterine relaxation between two contractions.
• C) Assess from the beginning to the end of each contraction.
• D) Assess from the beginning of one contraction to the beginning of the next.

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Definitions:

Dichotomous

A characteristic of variables that can take on exactly two distinct and mutually exclusive values.

Level Of Measurement

The classification of data based on the nature and the mathematical properties of the data values, such as nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio scales.

Nominal

Refers to categorical data that can be categorized but not ranked or ordered in a meaningful way.

Level Of Measurement

The scale or type of data that determines the kind of statistical analysis that can be used.