The nursing instructor is teaching the students assessment skills in the lab. Where would the instructor teach the students to assess for pain at the costovertebral angle?
A) At the umbilicus and the right lower quadrant of the abdomen
B) At the suprapubic region and the umbilicus
C) At the lower border of the 12th rib and the spine
D) At the 7th rib and the xyphoid process
Ans: C
Feedback: The costovertebral angle is the angle formed by the lower border of the 12th rib and the spine. Renal dysfunction may produce tenderness over the costovertebral angle. Options A, B, and D are incorrect as they are not the location of the costovertebral angle.
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