Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 86%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse is attending to a client in active labor and observes late decelerations on the fetal monitor.What should be the nurse's priority action?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Positioning the client on her side is the priority action to improve uteroplacental blood flow and address late decelerations, which indicate uteroplacental insufficiency.