A pregnant client has been identified as being at risk for preterm labor. The nurse knows the client understands signs of preterm labor when she states, "I might be in labor if I:
1. "Have breast tenderness."
2. "Have uterine contractions that occur every 10 minutes or less for 1 hour."
3. "Feel the baby move more than three times in an hour."
4. "Have some morning nausea."
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Rationale:
1. Breast tenderness is a normal finding of pregnancy, and does not indicate labor is occurring.
2. When a pregnant client is at risk for preterm labor, she should know that if contractions occur every 10 minutes (or more frequently) for 1 hour, she should telephone her physician or certified nurse-midwife and make arrangements to be checked for ongoing labor.
3. Feeling three fetal movements in an hour is a normal finding of pregnancy, and does not indicate labor is occurring.
4. Morning nausea is a normal finding of pregnancy, and does not indicate labor is occurring.
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