ATI RN
ATI Capstone Week 11 Exam Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is in labor and has an external fetal monitor. The nurse observes early decelerations on the monitor strip and interprets them as indicating which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The correct answer is C: Fetal head compression. Early decelerations are gradual, mirror the contraction pattern, and are caused by pressure on the fetal head during contractions. This is a normal response to labor and does not indicate fetal distress. Umbilical cord compression (choice
A) would result in variable decelerations. Uteroplacental insufficiency (choice
B) would cause late decelerations. Maternal bradycardia (choice
D) would not directly affect the fetal heart rate.
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