As a perinatal nurse, you realize that an FHR that is tachycardic, bradycardic, has late decelerations, or loss of variability is nonreassuring and associated with:
1. hypotension.
2. cord compression.
3. maternal drug use.
4. hypoxemia.
4
1. Incorrect. Fetal bradycardia may be associated with maternal hypotension.
2. Incorrect. Fetal variable decelerations are associated with cord compression.
3. Incorrect. Maternal drug use is associated with fetal tachycardia.
4. Correct. Nonreassuring heart rate patterns are associated with fetal hypoxemia.
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