The nurse is preparing to assess a patient's abdomen by palpation. How should the nurse proceed?
a. Palpation of reportedly "tender" areas are avoided because palpation in these areas may cause pain.
b. Palpating a tender area is quickly performed to avoid any discomfort that the patient may experience.
c. The assessment begins with deep palpation, while encouraging the patient to relax and to take deep breaths.
d. The assessment begins with light palpation to detect surface characteristics and to accustom the patient to being touched.
ANS: D
Light palpation is initially performed to detect any surface characteristics and to accustom the person to being touched. Tender areas should be palpated last, not first.
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