To correctly palpate a client's right kidney, the nurse:
a. Asks the client to take a deep breath, elevates the client's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
b. Asks the client to exhale, elevates the client's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
c. Asks the client to take a deep breath, elevates the client's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
d. Asks the client to exhale, elevates the client's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
ANS: C
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