The Client Is in the Second Stage of Labor

question 18

Multiple Choice

The client is in the second stage of labor. The fetal heart rate baseline is 170, with minimal variability present. The nurse performs fetal scalp stimulation. The client's partner asks why the nurse did that. What is the best response by the nurse?

• A) "I stimulated the top of the fetus's head to wake him up a little."
• B) "I stimulated the top of the fetus's head to try to get his heart rate to accelerate."
• C) "I stimulated the top of the fetus's head to calm the fetus down before birth."
• D) "I stimulated the top of the fetus's head to find out whether he is in distress."

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