What Is an Advantage of External Electronic Fetal Monitoring

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is an advantage of external electronic fetal monitoring?

• A)The ultrasound transducer can accurately measure short-term variability and beat-to-beat changes in the fetal heart rate (FHR).
• B)The tocotransducer can measure and record the frequency,regularity,intensity,and approximate duration of uterine contractions (UCs).
• C)The tocotransducer is especially valuable for measuring uterine activity (UA)during the first stage of labor.
• D)Once correctly applied by the nurse,the transducer need not be repositioned even when the woman changes positions.

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