The nurse is explaining to a student nurse how to determine fetal presentation and position by performing Leopold's maneuvers. The nurse should explain that the second maneuver in this procedure is used to determine:
A. Whether the fetal head or buttocks occupies the uterine fundus.
B. The location of the fetal back.
C. Whether the head or buttocks lies in the pelvic inlet.
D. The descent of the presenting part into the pelvis.
Question 2
A 32-year-old gravida 2 comes to the birthing area in labor. The contractions are every three minutes, and last 60 seconds. Her membranes are intact, and the cervix is 5 cm dilated and 75 effaced, with the vertex at a 1 station.
During the admission interview, the client tells the nurse that she has type I diabetes, and that she gave birth to a term stillborn infant two years ago. The nurse decides that in this situation, the best method for assessing fetal well-being is: A. Intermittent fetal heart rate auscultation with a fetoscope.
B. Internal uterine pressure catheter.
C. Continuous electronic fetal monitoring.
D. Biophysical profile.
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