Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 1096 of 2368

The tracing shows absent variability with recurrent late decelerations. Which response by the nurse is best?

  1. Document a Category II tracing and observe for another hour
  2. Reassure the client and plan routine pushing
  3. Reduce the monitoring to intermittent auscultation
  4. Start intrauterine resuscitation and notify the provider immediately
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Correct answer: Start intrauterine resuscitation and notify the provider immediately

This is a Category III tracing, which needs immediate intervention and provider notification.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Labor & Delivery Care: Fetal Heart Rate Classification System. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026