While performing a shift assessment, a nurse visually examines a patient's body for rashes and breaks in the skin, and looks for normal appearance of eyes, ears, nose, mouth, limbs, and genitals. This is an example of an assessment technique called
1. Palpation.
2. Inspection.
3. Percussion.
4. Auscultation.
ANS: 2
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