The Nurse Is Documenting the Findings of an Abdominal Assessment

question 20

Multiple Choice

The nurse is documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment on a client and documents the following information,"pain noted during palpation at McBurney's point." In which of the following ways did the nurse elicit this response?

• A)The nurse lightly palpated the around the client's umbilicus.
• B)The nurse pressed into the client's abdomen and then pulled his hand back quickly.
• C)The nurse palpated over the client's spleen.
• D)The nurse palpated the area between the client's ileum and umbilicus in the client's right lower quadrant.

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