What Should the Nurse Know About the Point of Maximal

question 22

Multiple Choice

What should the nurse know about the point of maximal intensity (PMI) of the fetal heart tone (FHT) ?

• A) It is usually directly over the fetal abdomen.
• B) It is in a vertex position heard above the mother's umbilicus.
• C) It is heard lower and closer to the midline as the fetus descends and rotates internally.
• D) It is in a breech position heard below the mother's umbilicus.

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