While applying pressure to the posterior vaginal walls with your nondominant index and middle fingers in the vagina, you would initially insert the vaginal speculum at a(n)
a. 45° downward angle. c. vertical angle.
b. horizontal angle. d. oblique angle.
D
When you feel the muscles relax, insert the speculum at an oblique angle, not a 45o downward angle, a horizontal angle, or a vertical angle.
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