title: A comprehensive fetal monitoring program for nursing practice and education.
abstract: Fetal monitoring is a critical part of obstetric nursing. Health-care institutions must educate staff, validate their competency, and evaluate their practice to assure high-quality care in fetal monitoring. This article chronicles the development of a comprehensive program for nursing education and practice in fetal monitoring. Basic education and credentialing, recredentialing, in-service and continuing education, policies and procedures, standards of care, terminology, quality assurance, and linkage with a professional advancement system are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Guild
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000379:methods; D002983:Clinical Competence; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005323:Fetal Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards