The nurse is performing an initial assessment on the hospitalized client. The nurse is assessing the client's respiratory system. Rank the following steps in the correct sequence
Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. 1. The nurse percusses the client's thorax.
2. The nurse unties the client's gown to better visualize the client's thorax.
3. The nurse warms his stethoscope and listens to the client's lung sounds in each lung field.
4. The nurse gently palpates the client's thorax.
3,1,4,2
Rationale 1: The first thing that the nurse should do is to perform a visual inspection of the client's thorax.
Rationale 2: The second step is for the nurse to gently palpate the client's thorax.
Rationale 3: The third step is for the nurse to percuss the client's thorax.
Rationale 4: The last step is for the nurse to auscultate the client's lungs.
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