Potential Complications and Outcomes
Potential Complications and Outcomes ( 5 Questions)
A nurse is reviewing the electronic fetal monitor tracing of a client who has PROM at 34 weeks of gestation.
The nurse observes variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate.
The nurse should recognize that this finding indicates which of the following?
fetal head compression causes early decelerations, which are symmetrical decreases and return-to-normal of the fetal heart rate that is linked to uterine contractions.
uteroplacental insufficiency causes late decelerations, which are gradual decreases in fetal heart rate after a uterine contraction.
Variable decelerations are abrupt drops in the fetal heart rate below baseline that last 15 seconds to less than two minutes. They are caused by reduced blood flow and oxygen delivery to the fetus due to umbilical cord compression. The onset, depth, and duration of variable decelerations vary with uterine contractions or fetal movement.
fetal sleep cycle does not cause any significant changes in the fetal heart rate pattern.
Variable decelerations are abrupt drops in the fetal heart rate below baseline that last 15 seconds to less than two minutes. They are caused by reduced blood flow and oxygen delivery to the fetus due to umbilical cord compression. The onset, depth, and duration of variable decelerations vary with uterine contractions or fetal movement.