The nurse monitors fetal heart rate during labor and finds a heart rate of 100 beats per minute during contractions increasing to 128 beats between contractions. The nurse's best action is to:
1. Accept fetal heart rate as normal.
2. Notify the primary RN.
3. Have the client lie on the right side to increase fetal blood supply.
4. Have the client lie on her back with the head of the bed elevated.
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Rationale: This is a low normal fetal heart rate that can be accepted without further action.
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