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As over 85 per cent of pregnant women entering labor and delivery floors undergo fetal monitoring, it is essential that nurses in this field are well-versed in the signs of fetal well-being and compromise obtained from FHR monitoring. Michelle Murray has created this workbook to provide a complete guide to fetal monitoring, useful for any nurse currently working in a labor and delivery setting and those just starting their studies. This is an essential volume covering almost all issues nurses will encounter, including: systematic assessment of the pregnant patient; external and internal fetal monitoring; a step-by-step guide to the different equipment and procedures of fetal monitoring; detailed reproductions of actual fetal monitor tracings; NICHD definitions to describe alternative terminology for documentation; skill testing exercises and true/false questions at each chapter end; and, ways to identify ineffective actions that can delay timely interventions. Along with its use as a training guide, "Essentials of Fetal Monitoring" is an excellent reference for use at the bedside and should be a part of any labor and delivery nurse's repertoire.