Examination of the abdomen is performed correctly by the nurse in which order?
a. Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
b. Inspection, percussion, auscultation, and palpation
c. Palpation, percussion, auscultation, and inspection
d. Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation
ANS: D
The correct order of abdominal examination is inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Palpation is always performed last because it may distort the normal abdominal sounds. Auscultation is performed before percussion. The act of percussion can influence the findings on auscultation.
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