While caring for a 235-lb laboring woman who is HIV-seropositive, the external FHR tracing is difficult to obtain. An appropriate nursing action would be to
A. Apply a fetal scalp electrode
B. Auscultate for presence of FHR variability
C. Notify the attending midwife or physician
Ans: C. Notify the attending midwife or physician
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