Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 78%
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The nurse is monitoring the contractions of a woman in labor. A contraction is recorded as beginning at 10:00 A.M and ending at 10:01 A.M. Another begins at 10:15 A.M. What is the frequency of the contractions?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
15 minutes. Frequency is measured from the start of one contraction to the start of the next.