The nursing instructor is teaching new nursing students how to perform an abdominal assessment. When performing an abdominal assessment, what examination sequence should the nurse follow?
A) Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation
B) Inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion
C) Inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation
D) Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Ans: B
Feedback: The correct sequence for abdominal assessment is inspection, auscultation, palpation and percussion because this sequence prevents altering bowel sounds with palpation before auscultation. The correct sequence for all other assessments is inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation.
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