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A nurse is caring for a birthing person who is experiencing a late deceleration in fetal heart rate. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct action for a nurse when a birthing person experiences late deceleration in fetal heart rate is to turn the laboring person to the left side. This helps improve placental perfusion by reducing pressure on the vena cava, enhancing blood flow to the uterus, and thus improving oxygenation to the fetus. This action can help alleviate the late deceleration and prevent fetal distress. Increasing maternal oxygen supply (choice B) is important but not the first-line intervention for late decelerations. Emergency cesarean section (choice C) is not typically indicated for late decelerations unless other interventions fail. Administering terbutaline (choice D) is not appropriate for late decelerations as it is a tocolytic used to inhibit uterine contractions and prevent preterm labor.