Question

The LVN places an external fetal monitor on a client who is in labor. What is the correct placement of the fetal monitor?

a) Over the maternal umbilicus
b) On the lower back
c) Over the fetal back or shoulder
d) Near the maternal pubic bone

Answer 1

The correct placement of the fetal monitor is over the fetal back or shoulder (option c).

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct placement of the fetal monitor is over the fetal back or shoulder (option c).

This placement allows for accurate measurement of the fetal heart rate and detection of any abnormalities.

Placing the monitor over the maternal umbilicus (option a), on the lower back (option b), or near the maternal pubic bone (option d) would not properly monitor the fetus.