Question

Differentiate among the nursing interventions used for managing specific fetal heart rate patterns, including tachycardia and bradycardia, absent or minimal variability, and late and variable decelerations.

Answer 1

The nursing interventions used for managing specific heart rate patterns,

- Reposition the mother to prevent from cord compression for tachycardia and bradycardia

- Increase the blood pressure of the mother by giving Iv fluid

- Turn the mother on the left side for late deceleration to increase the fetal placental perfusion

- Administration of oxygen to the mother to increase the oxygen level of the fetus.

- IV rate should be increased to increase the blood volume.

- Stop Pitocin to reduce the activities of uterine

- Administered terbutaline to make the uterine at rest.

- Checked the FHR frequently