Which action should the nurse include when teaching a pregnant patient effleurage?
A) Exhaling into a paper bag to prevent dizziness
B) Holding the breath and pushing with contractions
C) Lightly tracing a pattern on the abdomen with the fingertips
D) Massaging the uterine fundus at the peak of each contraction
C
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A technique to encourage relaxation and displace pain in the Lamaze method is effleurage, which is French for "light abdominal massage.". This action is done by tracing a pattern on the abdomen with the fingertips. Effleurage is not breathing into a paper bag to prevent dizziness, holding the breath and pushing with contractions, or massaging the uterine fundus at the peak of each contraction.
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