Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 94%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Nurse hears fetal heart rate dropping, observes late decelerations.A nurse is walking by a client's room and can hear the fetal heart{OR} observes late decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Late decelerations indicate uteroplacental insufficiency, suggesting compromised blood flow to the fetus.