The Nurse Is Monitoring a Client in Labor and Notes

Multiple Choice

The nurse is monitoring a client in labor and notes this fetal heart rate pattern on the electronic fetal monitoring strip (see figure) . Which is the most appropriate nursing action?

A) Administer oxygen with a face mask at 8 to 10 L/min.
B) Reposition the fetal monitor ultrasound transducer.
C) Assist the client to the bathroom to empty her bladder .
D) Continue to monitor the client and fetal heart rate patterns.