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When Observing the Fetal Heart Monitor, the Nurse Recognizes the Fetal

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When observing the fetal heart monitor, the nurse recognizes the fetal heart rate (FHR) decreases to 120 bpm at the beginning of a contraction and returns to a baseline of 155 bpm at the end of the contraction. What should this indicate to the nurse?


Definitions:

Pulmonary Vein

A vein that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs back to the left atrium of the heart.

Superior Vena Cava

The large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium.

Right Ventricle

The right ventricle is one of the four chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs.

Left Ventricle

The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood out through the aorta to circulate throughout the body.

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