Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 82%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Client in labor with late decelerationsA nurse is caring for a laboring client and notes that the fetal heart rate begins to decelerate after the contraction has started. The lowest point of deceleration occurs after the peak of the contraction. What is the priority nursing action?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Changing position improves blood flow for late decelerations (uteroplacental insufficiency), unlike electrodes, amnioinfusion, or mislabeling as benign.