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leilurhhh · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is teaching a prenatal class about false labor. The nurse should teach clients that false labor most likely will include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

A. Contractions that do not intensify while walking
B. An increase in the intensity and frequency of contractions
C. Progressive cervical effacement and dilatation
D. Pain in the abdomen that does not radiate
E. Increased thin vaginal secretions

Question 2

The primiparous client at 39 weeks' gestation calls the clinic and reports increased bladder pressure but easier breathing and irregular, mild contractions. She also states that she just cleaned the entire house.

Which statement should the nurse make? A. You shouldn't work so much at this point in pregnancy.
B. What you are describing is not commonly experienced in the last weeks.
C. Your body may be telling you it is going into labor soon.
D. If the bladder pressure continues, come in to the clinic tomorrow.