Question: 1. The Nurse In The Labor And Delivery Unit Is Watching A Fetal Monitor Of A 19-year-old Hispanic Primipara Mother Who Is 34 3/7 Weeks Pregnant With An Active Male Infant. She Thought Her Water Had Broken And Came To The Obstetrics Unit For Evaluation At The Direction Of Her Physician. The Nurse Explained That The Test Showed Her Sac Of Membranes Had …

1. The nurse in the labor and delivery unit is watching a fetal monitor of a 19-year-old Hispanic primipara mother who is 34 3/7 weeks pregnant with an active male infant. She thought her water had broken and came to the obstetrics unit for evaluation at the direction of her physician. The nurse explained that the test showed her sac of membranes had ruptured and that the baby’s head was down but not in the birth canal. Suddenly the monitor began to sound an alarm for fetal bradycardia and the vaginal exam showed part of the cord looped out from the vagina. • What are the priority nursing interventions? • Describe the importance of fetal monitoring during nursing intervention for a prolapsed cord. • What should the nurse anticipate regarding the fetal monitoring tracing with effective management of the prolapsed cord?