The nurse is assessing for clubbing of the fingernails and expects to find:
a. Nail bases that are firm and slightly tender.
b. Curved nails with a convex profile and ridges across the nails.
c. Nail bases that feel spongy with an angle of the nail base of 150 degrees.
d. Nail bases with an angle of 180 degrees or greater and nail bases that feel spongy.
ANS: D
The normal nail is firm at its base and has an angle of 160 degrees. In clubbing, the angle straightens to 180 degrees or greater and the nail base feels spongy.
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