The nurse is preparing to assess a client's abdomen. Which of the following sequences will the nurse use to assess this body area?
1. Percussion, Palpation, Auscultation, Inspection
2. Auscultation, Inspection, Palpation, Percussion
3. Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
4. Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion, Palpation
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Rationale 1: Assessement always begins with inspection. Percussing and palpating the abdomen before auscultating could alter the natural sounds of the abdomen.
Rationale 2: Assessment always begins with inspection. In the assessment of the abdomen, inspection is followed by auscultation.
Rationale 3: Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation is the usual order of assessment except when assessing the abdomen.
Rationale 4: The nurse alters the usual order of the four basic techniques of assessment when examining the abdomen. The correct order for abdominal assessment is inspection, auscultation, percussion, and finally palpation. Percussing and palpating before auscultating could alter the natural sounds of the abdomen.
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