A nurse, monitoring a client in the fourth stage of labor, checks the client's vital signs every 15 minutes. The nurse notes that the client's pulse rate has increased from 70 to 100 beats per minute. Based on this finding, which priority action should the nurse take?
A. Checking the client's uterine fundus
B. Notifying the nurse-midwife immediately
C. Documenting the vital signs in the client's medical record
D. Continuing to check the client's vital signs every 15 minutes
Ans: A. Checking the client's uterine fundus
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