The laboring client rates her pain with contractions at 10 out of 10 . The nurse administers an analgesic medication intravenously to the client. The nurse would evaluate the medication as effective if the:
A. Client dozes between contractions.
B. Contractions decrease in intensity.
C. Contractions decrease in frequency.
D. The client rates the pain during contractions at a
A
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