Women's Health Exam # 1 Practice Questions & Answers 2023 A+
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The patient is admitted in early labor. Her support person tells the nurse that the contractions have the following pattern: started 1232, ended 1233; started 1235, ended 1236; started 1239, ended 1... 240; started 1243, ended 1244. From this information, the nurse determines that the frequency of the contractions is? A. every 3 to 4 minutes. B. every 2 to 3 minutes. C. lasting a minute. D. unable to be determined with this information. - ANS-A. every 3 to 4 minutes. The frequency of a contraction is measured from the beginning of one contraction until the beginning of the next contraction. The contractions started at 1232, 1235, 1239, and 1243. This would put the contractions every 3 to 4 minutes. The duration of the contractions is from the beginning of a contraction until the end of the same contraction. The duration for this pattern would be 1 minute. [Show More]
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