A woman who is admitted for an induction of labor with oxytocin is questioning the need for continuous electronic fetal monitoring. The appropriate response to this woman is
A. Hospital policy requires that all patients have continuous electronic fetal monitoring.
B. I would like to answer your questions about continuous monitoring and give you some information about why continuous monitoring is recommended.
C. Nurses have more training with continuous electronic fetal monitoring than intermittent auscultation so it is safer for you and your baby to use this method.
Answer: B. I would like to answer your questions about continuous monitoring and give you some information about why continuous monitoring is recommended.
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