A New Client and Her Partner Arrive on the Labor,delivery,recovery,and

question 12

Multiple Choice

A new client and her partner arrive on the labor,delivery,recovery,and postpartum (LDRP) unit for the birth of their first child.The nurse applies the electronic fetal monitor (EFM) to the woman.Her partner asks you to explain what is printing on the graph,referring to the EFM strip.He wants to know what the baby's heart rate should be.What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Don't worry about that machine;that's my job."
• B) "The baby's heart rate will fluctuate in response to what is happening during labor."
• C) "The top line graphs the baby's heart rate,and the bottom line lets me know how strong the contractions are."
• D) "Your physician will explain all of that later."

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