The Nurse Is Analyzing Several Fetal Heart Rate Patterns

question 4

Multiple Choice

The nurse is analyzing several fetal heart rate patterns. The pattern that would be of most concern to the nurse would be:

• A) Moderate long-term variability.
• B) Early decelerations.
• C) Late decelerations.
• D) Accelerations.

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Definitions:

Individual Variation

Differences in physical, behavioral, or physiological characteristics among members of the same species.

Charles Darwin

A 19th-century naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution by natural selection, fundamentally changing the understanding of the biological world.

Gregor Mendel

A scientist often referred to as the "Father of Genetics" for his pioneering work on the inheritance patterns in pea plants.

Natural Selection

Differential success in the reproduction of different phenotypes resulting from the interaction of organisms with their environment.