A nurse needs to evaluate the progress of a woman's labor. The nurse obtains the following data: cervical dilatation 6 cm; contractions mild in intensity, occurring every 5 minutes, with a duration of 30–40 seconds
Which clue in this data does not fit the pattern suggested by the rest of the clues? 1. Cervical dilatation 6 cm
2. Mild contraction intensity
3. Contraction frequency every 5 minutes
4. Contraction duration 30–40 seconds
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Rationale 1: Cervical dilatation of 6 cm indicates the active phase of labor. This phase is usually characterized by moderately strong contractions that occur every 3–4 minutes, and last 45–60 seconds.
Rationale 2: Mild contractions are consistent with most of the scenario.
Rationale 3: This contraction frequency is consistent with most of the scenario.
Rationale 4: This contraction duration is consistent with most of the scenario.
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