ASSESSING FUNDIC HEIGHT

PROCEDURE CORRECTLY DONE INCORRECTLY DONE NOT DONE

Identify patient
Instruct woman to
empty her bladder
Perform handwashing
Position Patient into
semi –recumbent.
Warm hands by rubbing
together
Palpate to determine
fundus with two hands,
ensure the abdomen is
soft.
Place the zero mark of
the tape measure at the
uppermost border of the
symphysis pubis.
Measure from the top of
the symphysis pubis (A)
to the top of the fundus
(B). Make sure that the
tape measure is in
contact with the skin.
a. 12 weeks
b. 16 weeks
c. 20 weeks
d. 26 weeks
e. 32 weeks
f. 36 weeks
g. 40 weeks
Record it in centimeters
Tell the patient about
your findings
Perform handwashing
and record findings.