NCLEX RN Exam Questions Practice Question
A student in a cardiac unit is performing auscultation of a client’s heart. Which stethoscope placement would indicate to the nurse that the student is performing pulmonic auscultation correctly?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The pulmonic valve is auscultated at the second intercostal space, left of the sternum. Apex/sternum (A) is nonspecific, fifth intercostal space (B) is for the mitral valve, and manubrium (D) is not a standard site.
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