Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 78%
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Passage / Scenario
Client in prenatal clinic, Leopold maneuvers show round, firm, moveable part in fundus, long smooth surface on right sideA nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a client. Using Leopold maneuvers, the nurse palpates a round, firm, moveable part in the fundus of the uterus and a long, smooth surface on the client's right side. In which abdominal quadrant should the nurse expect to auscultate fetal heart tones?
Correct answer
With the fetal back on the right side, fetal heart tones are best heard in the right upper quadrant, where the fetal chest is closest to the maternal abdomen.