The nurse is examining a male client's genitalia and notices the scrotum is asymmetric. The left side hangs lower than the right side. The nurse would correctly choose which of the following actions?
1. Reassess after increasing the temperature in the room.
2. Report the finding to the healthcare provider.
3. Consider this a normal finding and proceed with palpation of the scrotum.
4. Ask if the client if has noticed this before.
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Rationale 1: Elevation in temperatures will facilitate the scrotum's dropping away from the body. It will not correct symmetry issues.
Rationale 2: The complete assessment findings will need to be shared with the healthcare provider but the nurse will need to have completed the assessment first to be able to provide adequate information.
Rationale 3: Palpation of the scrotum is indicated to aid in determining other related abnormalities.
Rationale 4: Asking the client for additional subjective information is not the priority action at this time.
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