Chapter 18: Fetal Assessment during Labor
sd sd sd sd sd
Fetalsdbradycardiasdissdmostsdcommonsdduring:
a.sdIntraamnioticsdinfection.
b.sdFetalsdanemia.
c.sdProlongedsdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
d.sdTocolyticsdtreatmentsdusingsdterbutaline.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
c.sdProlongedsdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
Whilesdevaluatingsdansdexternalsdmonitorsdtracingsdofsdasdwomansdinsdactivesdla
bor,sdthesdnursesdnotessdthatsdthesdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sdforsdfivesdsequential
sdcontractionssdbeginssdtosddeceleratesdlatesdinsdthesdcontraction,sdwithsdthesdnad
irsdofsdthesddecelerationssdoccurringsdaftersdthesdpeaksdofsdthesdcontraction.sdTh
esdnurse'ssdfirstsdprioritysdissdto:
a.sdChangesdthesdwoman'ssdposition.
b.sdNotifysdthesdcaresdprovider.
c.sdAssistsdwithsdamnioinfusion.
d.sdInsertsdasdscalpsdelectrode.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdChangesdthesdwoman'ssdposition.
,Thesdnursesdcaringsdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdthatsdearl
ysddecelerationssdaresdcausedsdby:
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdSpontaneoussdrupturesdofsdmembranes.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdcomprehendssdthatsda
ccelerationssdwithsdfetalsdmovement:
a.sdAresdreassuring.
b.sdAresdcausedsdbysdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdWarrantsdclosesdobservation.
d.sdAresdcausedsdbysduteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdAresdreassuring.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdrealizessdthatsdvariabl
esdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sddecelerationssdaresdcausedsdby:
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
, b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdFetalsdhypoxemia.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdt
hatsdlatesdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sddecelerationssdaresdthesdresultsdof:
a.sdAlteredsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdMeconiumsdfluid.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdt
hatsdamnioinfusionsdissdusedsdtosdtreat:
a.sdVariablesddecelerations.
b.sdLatesddecelerations.
c.sdFetalsdbradycardia.
d.sdFetalsdtachycardia.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdVariablesddecelerations.
sd sd sd sd sd
Fetalsdbradycardiasdissdmostsdcommonsdduring:
a.sdIntraamnioticsdinfection.
b.sdFetalsdanemia.
c.sdProlongedsdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
d.sdTocolyticsdtreatmentsdusingsdterbutaline.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
c.sdProlongedsdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
Whilesdevaluatingsdansdexternalsdmonitorsdtracingsdofsdasdwomansdinsdactivesdla
bor,sdthesdnursesdnotessdthatsdthesdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sdforsdfivesdsequential
sdcontractionssdbeginssdtosddeceleratesdlatesdinsdthesdcontraction,sdwithsdthesdnad
irsdofsdthesddecelerationssdoccurringsdaftersdthesdpeaksdofsdthesdcontraction.sdTh
esdnurse'ssdfirstsdprioritysdissdto:
a.sdChangesdthesdwoman'ssdposition.
b.sdNotifysdthesdcaresdprovider.
c.sdAssistsdwithsdamnioinfusion.
d.sdInsertsdasdscalpsdelectrode.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdChangesdthesdwoman'ssdposition.
,Thesdnursesdcaringsdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdthatsdearl
ysddecelerationssdaresdcausedsdby:
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdSpontaneoussdrupturesdofsdmembranes.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdcomprehendssdthatsda
ccelerationssdwithsdfetalsdmovement:
a.sdAresdreassuring.
b.sdAresdcausedsdbysdumbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdWarrantsdclosesdobservation.
d.sdAresdcausedsdbysduteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdAresdreassuring.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdrealizessdthatsdvariabl
esdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sddecelerationssdaresdcausedsdby:
a.sdAlteredsdfetalsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
, b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdFetalsdhypoxemia.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdt
hatsdlatesdfetalsdheartsdratesd(FHR)sddecelerationssdaresdthesdresultsdof:
a.sdAlteredsdcerebralsdbloodsdflow.
b.sdUmbilicalsdcordsdcompression.
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
d.sdMeconiumsdfluid.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
c.sdUteroplacentalsdinsufficiency.
Thesdnursesdprovidingsdcaresdforsdthesdlaboringsdwomansdshouldsdunderstandsdt
hatsdamnioinfusionsdissdusedsdtosdtreat:
a.sdVariablesddecelerations.
b.sdLatesddecelerations.
c.sdFetalsdbradycardia.
d.sdFetalsdtachycardia.sd-sdcorrectsdanswer✔ ✔
a.sdVariablesddecelerations.