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 caring for a pregnant client is checking fetal heart tones using a Doppler stethoscope. Which of the following interventions would the nurse employ during this process? Select all that apply.
While checking a fetal heart rate (FHR) on a pregnant client who is in labor, a nurse notes that the fetal heart rate slows below the baseline each time the mother has a contraction. By the end of the contraction, the FHR has returned to a normal rate. Which of the following best describes this phenomenon?
A nurse is caring for a pregnant mother in labor and assessing the fetal heart monitor. Which of the following situations would require intervention?
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 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.
Which of the following situations could lead to late decelerations on fetal heart monitoring? Select all that apply.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor at the hospital. The nurse prepares to apply an external fetal monitor but the client is morbidly obese and the monitor does not fit well. What should the nurse do? Select all that apply.
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 laboring client who is having a fetal scalp electrode placed. The nurse knows this causes a risk of which of the following?
