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