What technique does a nurse use when palpating the right lobe of a client's thyroid gland using the anterior approach? The nurse:
a. Pushes the cricoid process to the left with the right thumb.
b. Displaces the trachea to the right with the left thumb.
c. Manipulates the thyroid between the thumb and index finger.
d. Moves the sternocleidomastoid muscle to the right with the left thumb.
ANS: B
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