Answer:
The options
a. There must be a 1:1 nurse-to-patient 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-patient ratio.
d. More nurses are needed when electronic fetal monitoring is used because of increased medical interventions.
The ANSWER is c.
c. Use of intermittent auscultation requires a lower nurse-to-patient ratio.
Explanation:
a. There must be a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio regardless of the method used.❌
A one-to-one ratio is important at the second phase of labor or in occurrence of a high-risk condition, irrespective of the monitoring method applied.
b. Staffing patterns do not influence fetal monitoring choices.❌
Staffing patterns do have an influence in conserving safe monitoring routine of the labor patient.
c. Use of intermittent auscultation requires a lower nurse-to-patient ratio.✔
Intermittent auscultation is largely staff-intensive.
d. More nurses are needed when electronic fetal monitoring is used because of increased medical ❌
Reduced nursing time is needed when carrying out electronic monitoring, this will allow the nurse to have increased time for educating, encouraging and supporting the laboring woman.
