How does the available staff influence the selection of either continuous electronic or intermittent auscultation as the fetal monitoring method?
a. There must be a one-to-one nurse-to-client ratio regardless of the method used.
b. Staffing patterns do not influence fetal monitoring choices.
c. Use of intermittent auscultation requires a lower nurse-to-client ratio.
d. More nurses are needed when electronic fetal monitoring is used because of increased medical interventions.
C
Intermittent auscultation is more staff-intensive.
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