The nurse providing care for the laboring woman should understand that amnioinfusion is used to treat:
a. Variable decelerations. c. Fetal bradycardia.
b. Late decelerations. d. Fetal tachycardia.
ANS: A
Amnioinfusion is used during labor either to dilute meconium-stained amniotic fluid or to supplement the amount of amniotic fluid to reduce the severity of variable decelerations caused by cord compression. Amnioinfusion has no bearing on late decelerations, fetal bradycardia, or fetal tachycardia alterations in fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings.
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