After Noting Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid, Fetal Heart Rate Decelerations, and a Fetal

question 2

Multiple Choice

After noting meconium-stained amniotic fluid, fetal heart rate decelerations, and a fetal blood pH of 7.20, the physician diagnoses a severely depressed fetus. The appropriate nursing action at this time would be to:

• A) Increase the mother's oxygen rate.
• B) Turn the mother to the left lateral position.
• C) Prepare the mother for a forceps or cesarean birth.
• D) Increase the intravenous infusion rate.

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