The Nurse, Assessing a Patient for Cardiac Failure, Has Elected

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse, assessing a patient for cardiac failure, has elected to test for abdominojugular reflux. Which action is indicated?

• A) Ask the patient to bear down as if moving the bowels.
• B) Compress the right upper abdomen for 30 seconds.
• C) Use a reflex hammer to tap on the xiphoid process.
• D) Roll the patient to the right side and percuss over the left abdomen.

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