When examining the lymph nodes of an adult female client, the nurse recognizes which finding as normal?
a. Visible superficial nodes
b. Palpable supraclavicular nodes
c. Non-palpable lymph nodes in the axilla
d. Enlarged, fixed nodes in the neck
ANS: C
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