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When Palpating the Fundus,the Nurse Knows That

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When palpating the fundus,the nurse knows that:


A) it should be hard and slightly tender to palpation during the first trimester.
B) fetal movement should be felt by the examiner at the beginning of the second trimester.
C) after 20 weeks' gestation,the number of centimetres should approximate the number of weeks of gestation.
D) fundal height is usually less than the number of weeks of gestation,unless there is an abnormal condition such as the presence of too much amniotic fluid.

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