The nurse is monitoring a client who is in the active phase of labor. The client has been experiencing contractions that are short, irregular, and weak. The nurse documents that the client is experiencing which type of labor dystocia?
1. Hypotonic
2. Precipitate
3. Hypertonic
4. Preterm labor
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Rationale: Hypotonic labor contractions are short, irregular, weak, and usually occur during the active phase of labor. Hypertonic dysfunction usually occurs during the latent phase of labor. Precipitate labor is that which lasts in its entirety for 3 hours or less. Preterm labor is the onset of labor after 20 weeks of gestation and before the beginning of the 38th week of gestation.
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