The Nurse Is Preparing to Conduct an Abdominal Assessment for a Client

question 25

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to conduct an abdominal assessment for a client who is denying abdominal pain. Which assessment will the nurse perform first?

• A) Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds.
• B) Palpate the abdomen for masses or tenderness.
• C) Palpate for hernias.
• D) Percuss the abdomen in all quadrants.

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Definitions:

Primary

This indicates the first or highest in rank or importance, often used to describe basic or initial levels of education, stages of disease, or processing.

Mesophyll

The internal tissue of a leaf, containing cells with chloroplasts where photosynthesis occurs.

Photosynthetic

The mechanism that enables green plants and some organisms to create nutrients from carbon dioxide and water, using sunlight.

Stolons

Horizontal, above-ground stems that grow from the base of a plant, responsible for asexual reproduction and spreading.