Multiple Choice
The nurse is monitoring a patient 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/minute.
B) Reposition the fetal monitor ultrasound transducer.
C) Assist the patient to the bathroom to empty her bladder.
D) Continue to monitor the patient and fetal heart rate patterns.
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