Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse is attending to a patient in labor who has received an epidural anesthesia block. The patient's blood pressure reads 80/40 mm Hg and the fetal heart rate is 140/min.What should be the nurse's immediate course of action?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Positioning the patient laterally is the immediate course of action to maximize venous return and improve maternal blood pressure and fetal perfusion after epidural-induced hypotension.