A New Patient and Her Partner Arrive on the Labour,delivery,recovery,and

A new patient and her partner arrive on the labour,delivery,recovery,and postpartum unit for the birth of their first child.You apply 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 top line graphs the baby's heart rate, which is between 110 and 160 but fluctuates somewhat."
C) "The top line graphs the baby's heart rate, and the bottom line lets me know how strong the contractions are."
D) "Your doctor will explain all of that later."