A Nurse May Be Called on to Stimulate the Fetal

question 29

Multiple Choice

A nurse may be called on to stimulate the fetal scalp:

• A) as part of fetal scalp blood sampling.
• B) in response to tocolysis.
• C) in preparation for fetal oxygen saturation monitoring.
• D) to elicit an acceleration in the fetal heart rate (FHR).

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