While performing a physical assessment, the student nurse tells her instructor that she cannot palpate her patient's bladder. Which statement by the instructor is best? "You should:
1) Try to palpate it again; it takes practice but you will locate it."
2) Palpate the patient's bladder only when it is distended by urine."
3) Document this abnormal finding on the patient's chart."
4) Immediately notify the nurse assigned to your patient."
ANS: 2
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