To monitor fetal health at home, the nurse can teach the patient to:
A. keep a record of kick counts.
B. auscultate fetal heart tones.
C. perform Leopold's maneuvers.
D. estimate fetal weight gain.
A
A realistic and practical assessment tool for monitoring fetal health is use of the kick count, which the mother can easily be taught to do.
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