[Answered]: The labor nurse is caring for a woman who is…

The labor nurse is caring for a woman who is 40-weeks gestation. When reviewing the fetal heart rate pattern, the nurse notes the fetal heart rate baseline remains at 146 beats per minute with minimal variability after 45 minutes of monitoring. Which action would the nurse take after an unsuccessful attempt to elicit a fetal heart rate acceleration using a vibroacoustic stimulator? Place the patient in reverse trendelenburg position Reapplying the stimulator for an additional 3 seconds Preparing the patient for fetal scalp sampling Documenting the finding as a category 2 finding