The client reports feeling pain in the right lower quadrant. The nurse shows an understanding of the anatomical location of organs in the abdomen by asking the client:
1. "Can you tell me about your voiding habits?"
2. "Do you get clammy when you miss a meal?"
3. "When you eat, do you experience any nausea?"
4. "Do you have any problems eating fatty foods?"
"Can you tell me about your voiding habits?"
Rationale: The right lower quadrant contains the kidneys. Discussing voiding is indicated. The other statements relate to the stomach, gallbladder, and pancreas; the stomach is located in the left upper quadrant while the gallbladder and the pancreas are located in the right upper quadrant.
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