The nurse-midwife is concerned that a woman's uterine activity is too intense and that her obesity is preventing accurate assessment of the actual intrauterine pressure. Based on this information, the nurse should obtain:
a. a tocotransducer.
b. a spinal electrode.
c. an intrauterine pressure catheter.
d. a Doppler transducer.
C
An intrauterine pressure catheter can measure actual intrauterine pressure.
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What should the manager do to reduce the incidence of sexual harassment in the workplace?
A) Create all-male and all-female work teams. B) Tell all workers who believe they are being harassed to confront the "harasser" directly and work it out. C) Provide sensitivity workshops for female employees to desensitize them to the harmless joking and innuendoes common in a primarily female occupation. D) Take all complaints seriously and actively pursue an investigation of all such complaints.
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