The nurse in a tertiary medical center with attached pediatric hospital is caring for the 28-year-old gravida 3 para 2 woman who is 40-weeks pregnant and presents to the labor and delivery unit 1 hour after spontaneous rupture of membranes. Patient had good prenatal care, an amniotic fluid index of 12, and pregnancy is complicated only by the antenatal diagnosis of fetal single ventricle anatomy. Labor is progressing well and the fetus is tolerating contractions well with moderate variability in fetal heart tones. The nurse is most concerned with having which item in the delivery room?
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