A client comes to the clinic for someone to "check a mole" that is changing color and getting larger. The nurse asks the client to remove the shirt so that the mole may be observed. What part of the assessment is this considered?
A) Inspection
B) Palpation
C) Percussion
D) Auscultation
A
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Inspection is the systematic and thorough observation of the client and specific areas of the body. Palpation is assessing the characteristics of an organ or body part by touching and feeling it with the hands or fingertips. Percussion is tapping a portion of the body to determine if there is any tenderness or to elicit sounds that vary according to the density of underlying structures. Auscultation means listening with a stethoscope for normal and abnormal sounds.
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