Which assessment technique assures accuracy in daily abdominal girth measurement? (Select all that apply.)
a. Place marks on the lateral sides of the ab-domen where the tape is placed.
b. Use the same tape every day.
c. Measure girth with the tape placed 1 inch above the umbilicus.
d. Measure the same area every day.
e. Measure girth at the same time every day.
A, B, D, E
Place marks on the lateral aspects of the abdomen where the measuring tape is placed and meas-ure at the umbilicus. Put the measuring tape in the same place each day at the same time. Girth is measured at the level of the umbilicus.
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