You Are Evaluating the Fetal Monitor Tracing of Your Patient,who

question 3

Multiple Choice

You are evaluating the fetal monitor tracing of your patient,who is in active labor.Suddenly you see the fetal heart rate (FHR) drop from its baseline of 125 beats/min down to 80 beats/min.You reposition the mother,provide oxygen,increase intravenous (IV) fluid,and perform a vaginal examination.The cervix has not changed.Five minutes have passed,and the fetal heart rate remains in the 80s.What additional nursing measures should you take?

• A) Call for staff assistance.
• B) Insert a Foley catheter.
• C) Start Pitocin.
• D) Notify the care provider immediately.

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Definitions:

Linear Relationship

A type of relation between two variables where the change in one variable is directly proportional to the change in another variable.

Cross-Classification Table

A table that displays the frequency distribution of variables to show how they are distributed across each other.

Nominal Variables

Categories without a natural order or rank, such as gender, race, or religion, used for labeling variables.

Interval Variables

Variables measured along a scale in which the intervals between values are interpretable, but without a true zero point.