A nurse learns from a report that a patient has aortic stenosis. Where does the nurse place the stethoscope to hear this stenotic valve?
A) Second intercostal space, right sternal border
B) Second intercostal space, left sternal border
C) Fourth intercostal space, left sternal border
D) Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line

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Second intercostal space, right sternal border is the location for listening to the aortic valve. Second intercostal space, left sternal border is the location for listening to the pulmonic valve. Fourth intercostal space, left sternal border is the location for listening to the tricuspid valve. Fifth intercostal space, left midclavicular line is the location for listening to the mitral valve.

A Nurse Learns from a Report That a Patient Has