Which technique is suitable for an abdominal assessment?
1. Assessing painful areas first
2. Auscultating each quadrant for 5 minutes
3. Palpating lightly to locate painful and tender areas
4. Positioning the client with the arms behind the head
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3. The nurse lightly palpates the abdomen to determine any painful or tender areas of the client so that the client does not worry about the nurse aggravating the pain and so that the nurse can conduct a comprehensive abdominal assessment.
1. Assessing painful areas first can terminate the assessment if the assessment ex-acerbates client pain.
2. Auscultating for 5 minutes is excessive.
4. The nurse positions the client with arms at the side and knees flexed to facilitate relaxation of the abdominal wall.
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