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A patient who is gravida 5, para 4 in labor at term is being monitored with an external fetal monitor

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A patient who is gravida 5, para 4 in labor at term is being monitored

with an external fetal monitor. The nurse notes that the uterine activity baseline between contractions is 60 mm Hg on the fetal monitor tracing. How should the nurse respond? A. Push the UA reference button on the fetal monitor between contractions for the resting baseline to print at the 20 mm Hg line on the monitor strip. B. Push the UA reference button on the fetal monitor during the peak of the contraction to 20 mm Hg. C. Adjust the tocodynamometer on the patient's abdomen. D. Push the UA reference button on the fetal monitor between contractions for the resting baseline to print at the 30 mm Hg line on the monitor strip.