A Nurse Might Be Called on to Stimulate the Fetal

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse might 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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