The nurse has just palpated a laboring woman's contractions. The uterus cannot be indented during a contraction. What would the intensity of these contractions best be characterized as?
1. Weak
2. Mild
3. Moderate
4. Strong
4
Explanation: 4. Strong intensity exists when the uterine wall cannot be indented.
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A nurse is liaising with the physical therapist to help a frail, female client up from a dangling position to ambulate for the first time in several days
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