The nurse is assessing a client during the first stage of labor. Which action is correct when evaluating the characteristics of uterine contractions?
-Place a hand on the abdomen below the umbilicus and palpate uterine tone with fingertips.
-Evaluate intensity by pressing fingertips into the uterine fundus.
-Assess uterine contractions every 30 minutes throughout the first stage of labor.
-Determine frequency by timing the end of one contraction until the end of the next contraction.
