The Nursing Preceptor Asks the Nursing Student How to Best

The nursing preceptor asks the nursing student how to best determine the intensity of contractions before placing the patient on an electronic fetal monitoring strip. How would the nurse assess this?

A) Time the amount of time in between the ending of one contraction and the beginning of another.
B) Palpate the maternal abdomen right after a contraction ceases.
C) Palpate the maternal abdomen during a contraction.
D) Monitor the patients' vocalizations and facial expressions.

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