The Nurse-Educator Is Preparing a Presentation on Fetal Heart Monitoring

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse-educator is preparing a presentation on fetal heart monitoring. Which of the following should be included? Select all that apply.

• A)Intermittent auscultation should be performed every hour in the latent phase.
• B)For Category I situations, intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) should be performed for 10 to 30 minutes every 1 to 2.5 hours.
• C)A patient with a previous cesarean section should have EFM for 10 to 30 minutes every 1 to 2.5 hours.
• D)A patient with membranes ruptured over 24 hours should be monitored during the latent phase every 30 minutes, every 15 minutes during the active phase, and every 5 minutes during the second stage.
• E)A patient with fever should be monitored during the latent phase every 30 minutes, every 15 minutes during the active phase, and every 5 minutes during the second stage.

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