You auscultate the fetal heart rate (FHR) and determine a rate of 152 . Which action is appropriate?
a. Immediately report the FHR to the physician.
b. Inform the client that the rate is normal.
c. Reassess the FHR in 5 minutes.
d. Take the client's temperature.
B
The normal fetal heart rate is 110 bpm to 160 bpm, so this is normal and reassuring the mother that the rate is normal is an appropriate nursing action.
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