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The Nurse-Educator Is Preparing a Presentation on Fetal Heart Monitoring

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The nurse-educator is preparing a presentation on fetal heart monitoring. Which of the following should be included? Select all that apply.


A) Intermittent auscultation should be performed every hour in the latent phase.
B) For Category I situations, intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) should be performed for 10 to 30 minutes every 1 to 2.5 hours.
C) A patient with a previous cesarean section should have EFM for 10 to 30 minutes every 1 to 2.5 hours.
D) A patient with membranes ruptured over 24 hours should be monitored during the latent phase every 30 minutes, every 15 minutes during the active phase, and every 5 minutes during the second stage.
E) A patient with fever should be monitored during the latent phase every 30 minutes, every 15 minutes during the active phase, and every 5 minutes during the second stage.

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