Wearing gloves, the nurse grasps the patient's tongue with a gauze pad and palpates a small, firm nodule on the left side of the tongue. Based upon this finding, what is the nurse's appropriate response?
a. Document that the patient's tongue is normal on palpation.
b. Inspect the left submandibular salivary glands for redness.
c. Ask the patient to move the tongue in all directions.
d. Palpate cervical and submental lymph nodes for enlargement.
ANS: D
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