A pregnant client arrives to labor and delivery unit and the nurse places a fetal monitor on her. The fetal heart rate is assessed to be 123. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is in labor. The nurse has applied an external fetal monitor to check the baby’s heart rhythm. The nurse notes that the baby is having periodic, spontaneous accelerations in heart rate. Which action would the nurse perform in response?
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. The client has an external fetal heart monitor in place and the nurse is watching the baby’s heart rate. The nurse notes that the infants heart rate increases to 180 beats per minute and stays elevated for 10 minutes before returning to 140 bpm again. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?
A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who is in labor. The nurse places an external fetal monitor on the client’s abdomen to assess fetal heart tones. While checking the client to determine cervical dilation, the nurse notes that the FHR increases above the baseline and then returns to normal levels after the exam. Which of the following responses from the nurse is most appropriate?
Which of the following situations could lead to late decelerations on fetal heart monitoring? Select all that apply.
The nurse is performing fetal heart monitoring (FHM) on a client who is 39-weeks along and has been in labor for 14 hours. Which of the following findings is the LEAST concerning?
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor. The nurse has applied external fetal monitoring and notes that the baby’s heart rate is having late decelerations. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform? Select all that apply.
A nurse is caring for a client who is 28 weeks pregnant and having a nonstress test. The result is an 8. What action should the nurse take next?
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and who needs fetal heart monitoring. Which of the following is considered a non-reassuring sign seen during fetal heart rate monitoring? Select all that apply.
A nurse is caring for a pregnant mother in labor and assessing the fetal heart monitor. Which of the following situations would require intervention?
