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Which action would the nurse take first when a client receiving oxytocin to augment labor begins to moan loudly and her contractions become more intense and prolonged, with little or no rest period between them?-cont the fetal monitoring-DC the oxytocin infusion-notify the primary health care provider-place the client in the knee-chest position
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