The Labor and Delivery Nurse Is Providing Care to a Patient

The labor and delivery nurse is providing care to a patient in active labor. The nurse notes EFM changes that suggest fetal distress and monitors the fetus for an additional 20 minutes before calling the health care provider. The health care provide determines that an emergency cesarean delivery is required. During transport, EFM is interrupted and not resumed due to expectations of an emergent procedure. A stillborn fetus is delivered. For which actions can the nurse be held legally responsible? Select all that apply.

A) Inappropriate use of oxytocin, causing fetal distress.
B) Lack of appropriate response to fetal compromise.
C) Inability to initiate resuscitation to a compromised fetus.
D) Delayed communication resulting in a delay of cesarean.
E) Performance of a technical error related to monitoring.