Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: Key Concepts and Nursing Interventions

This document provides a comprehensive overview of fetal heart rate monitoring, explaining key terms like variability, accelerations, and decelerations. It details the significance of reassuring versus non-reassuring heart rate patterns, including fetal tachycardia, bradycardia, and the VEAL CHOP mnemonic to interpret decelerations. The guide also outlines nursing interventions for non-reassuring fetal heart rates using the LION PIT strategy, making it a valuable resource for healthcare professionals monitoring fetal well-being during labor and delivery.