Another Term for "False Labor," Where After the Fourth Month

question 85

Multiple Choice

Another term for "false labor," where after the fourth month of pregnancy the uterus occasionally contracts in order to ready itself for eventual delivery,is called a(n)

• A)cervix.
• B)Braxton-Hicks contraction.
• C)episiotomy.
• D)transition.

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Definitions:

Agency Policy

A set of principles and guidelines formulated by an organization to inform and direct decisions and actions.

Nursing Negligence

A failure by a nurse to provide the care that a reasonably prudent nurse would offer under similar circumstances, resulting in harm to the patient.

Causation

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) directly leads to the occurrence of another event (the effect).

Intentionality

The quality of being deliberate or purposeful in one's actions or thoughts.