Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 95%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
Client at end of first trimesterA nurse is caring for a client who is pregnant and is at the end of her first trimester. The nurse should place the Doppler ultrasound stethoscope in which of the following locations to begin assessing for the fetal heart tones (FHT)?
Correct answer
At the end of the first trimester, the uterus is low in the pelvis, so fetal heart tones are best detected just above the symphysis pubis.