When a Category II Pattern of the Fetal Heart Rate

question 8

Multiple Choice

When a Category II pattern of the fetal heart rate is noted and the patient is lying on her left side, which nursing action is indicated?

• A) Lower the head of the bed.
• B) Place a wedge under the left hip.
• C) Change her position to the right side.
• D) Place the mother in Trendelenburg position.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Generalization

A psychological principle where a response learned for one stimulus is elicited by similar, but not identical, stimuli.

Second-order Conditioning

A process in which a neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus by being paired with a previously conditioned stimulus.

Eating Behavior

The range of psychological and physiological processes that influence how and what individuals consume for food.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the original stimulus in conditioning.