A nurse prepares to palpate a client's thyroid gland. Which action should the nurse take when performing this assessment?
a. Stand in front of the client instead of behind the client.
b. Ask the client to swallow after palpating the thyroid.
c. Palpate the right lobe with the nurse's left hand.
d. Place the client in a sitting position with the chin tucked down.
ANS: D
The client should be in a sitting position with the chin tucked down as the examiner stands behind the client. The nurse feels for the thyroid isthmus while the client swallows and turns the head to the right, and the nurse palpates the right lobe with the right hand. The technique is repeated in the opposite fashion for the left lobe.
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