The nurse is preparing to percuss a patient's anterior chest area. Which approach will the nurse use for this assessment?
A) Begin at the sternal notch and percuss all areas on the right chest then all areas on the left chest.
B) Begin at the sternal notch and percuss all areas on the left chest then all areas on the right chest.
C) Begin above the left clavicle and percuss all areas on the left chest, then reverse the process and assess the right chest moving upward from the liver.
D) Begin above the right clavicle and percuss each section comparing the right chest with the left chest.
D
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