Which Techniques Does a Nurse Use to Palpate a Patient's

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which techniques does a nurse use to palpate a patient's right kidney?

• A) Asks the patient to take a deep breath, elevates the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
• B) Asks the patient to exhale, elevates the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
• C) Asks the patient to take a deep breath, elevates the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
• D) Asks the patient to exhale, elevates the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.

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