To correctly percuss the abdomen, a nurse places the distal aspect of the middle finger of the non-dominant hand against the skin of the abdomen, and the other fingers are spread apart and slightly lifted off the skin. How does the nurse use the fingers o
f the dominant hand?
a. The pad of the middle finger strikes the distal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger touching the skin of the abdomen.
b. The tip of the middle finger strikes the nail of the middle finger touching the skin of the abdomen.
c. The tip of the middle finger strikes the distal interphalangeal joint of the middle finger touching the skin of the abdomen.
d. The pads of the index and middle fingers strike the nail of the middle finger touching the skin of the abdomen.
ANS: C
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