Maternal-newborn nursing · practice question

A 38-week newborn on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for newborn adaptation after birth. The nurse reviews this trend: fetal heart rate shows recurrent late decelerations with minimal variability. Which interpretation and action are most appropriate?

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Interpret the trend in context, compare it with baseline or benchmarks, and take the safest indicated action.Treat a single value without comparing it with baseline, symptoms, or benchmarks.Wait for a critical value or sentinel event before taking any nursing action.Ignore the trend because one data point can be explained later.

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A. Interpret the trend in context, compare it with baseline or benchmarks, and take the safest indicated action.

Why

Trend questions require comparison with baseline, symptoms, risk, and benchmarks. Safe nursing action begins before a preventable event becomes critical.

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A 38-week newborn on the mother-baby unit is being evaluated for newborn adaptation after birth. The nurse reviews this trend: fetal heart rate shows recurrent late decelerations with minimal variability. Which interpretation and action are most appropriate?

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