Author Question: A nurse documents that the fetal heart rate variability is marked. This indicates that the range is ... (Read 70 times)

colton · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

A nurse documents that the fetal heart rate variability is marked. This indicates that the range is greater than how many beats per minute? Record your answer as a whole number. _____ bpm

Fill in the blank with correct word.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing supplies for an amnioinfusion on a client with intact membranes. Which supplies should the nurse gather? (Select all that apply.)

a. Extra underpads
b. Solution of 3 normal saline
c. Amniotic hook to perform an amniotomy
d. Solid intrauterine pressure catheter with a pressure transducer on its tip

hanadaa · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS:
25
There are four categories of fetal heart rate variability:
Absent: Amplitude range is undetectable
Minimal: detectable to less than or equal to 5 beats/min
Moderate (normal): 6 to 25 beats/min
Marked: Range >25 beats/min

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C
Amnioinfusion is performed with lactated Ringer's solution or normal saline, not 3. Normal saline is infused into the uterus through an intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC). The underpads must be changed regularly because fluid leaks out constantly. The membranes need to be ruptured before an amnioinfusion can be initiated so an amniotic hook will be needed. The IUPC must have a double lumen to run the infusion through.