The primigravida in labor asks the nurse to explain the electronic fetal heart rate monitor strip. The fetal heart rate baseline is 150, with accelerations to 165, variable decelerations to 140, and moderate long-term variability
Which statement indicates that the client understands the nurse's teaching? "The most important part of fetal heart monitoring is the" 1. "Absence of variable decelerations."
2. "Presence of variability."
3. "Fetal heart rate baseline."
4. "Depth of decelerations."
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Rationale:
1. Variable decelerations indicate cord compression.
2. Variability is an indicator of the interplay between the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system.
3. The fetal heart rate baseline does not indicate central nervous system function.
4. The depth of decelerations does not indicate central nervous system function.
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