The phrase "an initial monitoring" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the first phase of observing or tracking something, such as a project, process, or condition.
Example: "The team conducted an initial monitoring of the project's progress to identify any potential issues early on."
Alternatives: "a preliminary assessment" or "an initial evaluation".
Isn't a better initial monitoring of our patients necessary to determine their hemodynamic profile at best and prescribe the most appropriate drug?
As a result, the initial monitoring data were produced directly by 3M™ and distributed in Syracuse through the Hospital Executive Council.
Beginning with a limited number of initial monitoring points, we aim to provide a 'first pass' mechanistic understanding of the plume's fate at the aquifer/stream interface using a novel combination of streambed diffusion samplers, riparian monitoring wells and drive-point mini-piezometers in a spatially nested sampling configuration.
Although an initial postoperative monitoring strategy designed for patients with obstructive sleep apnea at Osler ensured patient safety, it required reorganization to resolve operational challenges.
It should be noted that a substantial number, almost one third, of those with no, a single, or recurrent falls during the initial monitoring year also experienced injurious falls during the long-term follow-up which were severe enough to seek care at the hospital ED.
The initial monitoring instrument was based on an inventory of important CRM elements derived from a literature review.
Initial monitoring of the emission ratios yielded a stable baseline.
Initial monitoring in the absence of arabinose gave a stable baseline.
After the initial monitoring period ended, only small amounts of contaminants were detected, but the government ordered Ford to continue monitoring for another five years.
Additionally, some characteristic results of the bridge response during the initial monitoring period are shown.
