A nurse uses four basic skills during a physical assessment. While assessing the abdomen the nurse must begin with which of the following skills?
a. Light palpation
b. Inspection
c. Deep palpation
d. Auscultation
B
The order of abdominal assessment differs from previous assessments. First the nurse begins by inspection, followed by auscultation. By using auscultation before palpation (light or deep), there is less chance of altering the frequency and character of bowel sounds.
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