The Nurse Is Preparing to Assess a Patient Who Reports

question 30

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to assess a patient who reports abdominal pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10. To best facilitate the abdominal assessment, what nursing action is indicated?

• A) First medicate the patient for the pain.
• B) Palpate the patient's abdomen last.
• C) Assist the patient into the knees-bent supine position.
• D) Encourage the patient to take slow, deep breaths.

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