[Answered]: A nurse is assessing a fetal heart rate (FHR) and…

A nurse is assessing a fetal heart rate (FHR) and places the fetoscope on the client’s abdomen to count the FHR. The nurse simultaneously palpates the client’s radial pulse and notes that it is synchronized with the sounds heard through the fetoscope. Which action would the nurse take?Asks the client to lie still while both the FHR and the radial pulse rate are counted.Move the fetoscope to another area on the client’s abdomen to locate the fetal heart.Count the FHR for 30 seconds and then count the radial pulse rate of the client for 30 seconds.Count the FHR for 60 seconds, ensuring that it is synchronized consistently with the client’s radial pulse.