What Technique Does a Nurse Use When Palpating the Right

question 44

Multiple Choice

What technique does a nurse use when palpating the right lobe of a patient's thyroid gland using the posterior approach?

• A) Pushes the cricoid process to the left with the right thumb and feels the right lobe with the left hand
• B) Uses the left hand to push the sternocleidomastoid muscle to the right and feels the lobe with the right hand
• C) Pushes the trachea to the right with the left hand and feels the right lobe with the right hand
• D) Places the fingers on either side of the trachea above the cricoid cartilage and feels the right lobe

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