The Nurse Is Listening to the Fetal Heart Tones of a Patient

Multiple Choice

The nurse is listening to the fetal heart tones of a patient at 37 weeks' gestation while the patient is in a supine position. The patient states, "I'm getting lightheaded and dizzy." The best action by the nurse is to:

A) Assist the patient to sit up.
B) Remind the patient that she needs to lie still to hear the baby.
C) Help the patient turn onto her side.
D) Check the patient's blood pressure.