Perinatal nurses are legally responsible for:
a. Correctly interpreting fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns, initiating appropriate nursing interventions, and documenting the outcomes.
b. Greeting the client on arrival, assessing her, and starting an intravenous line.
c. Applying the external fetal monitor and notifying the care provider.
d. Making sure that the woman is comfortable.
ANS: A
Nurses who care for women during childbirth are legally responsible for correctly interpreting FHR patterns, initiating appropriate nursing interventions based on those patterns, and documenting the outcomes of those interventions. Greeting the client, assessing her, and starting an IV; applying the external fetal monitor and notifying the care provider; and making sure the woman is comfortable may be activities that a nurse performs, but they are not activities for which the nurse is legally responsible.
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