To adequately teach patients about the process of labor, the nurse knows that which event is the best indicator of true labor?
a. Bloody show
b. Cervical dilation and effacement
c. Fetal descent into the pelvic inlet
d. Uterine contractions every 7 minutes
B
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A Bloody show can occur before true labor.
B The conclusive distinction between true and false labor is that contractions of
true labor cause progressive change in the cervix.
C Fetal descent can occur before true labor.
D False labor may have contractions that occur this frequently, but it is usually
inconsistent.
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