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The nurse is caring for a client during the second stage of labor. After birth of the fetal head, the nurse notes retraction of the head toward the maternal perineum. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
1. Administer a tocolytic.
2. Obtain a vacuum extractor.
3. Press down on the symphysis pubis.
4. Apply fundal pressure during a contraction.