While assessing a client's lower extremities, the nurse suspects they feel cooler than the upper extremities. To confirm this suspicion, the nurse compares the temperature of the lower extremities with the upper extremities by using the:
a. Backs (dorsum) of the hands.
b. Ulnar surface of the hands.
c. Pads of the fingers.
d. Palmar surface (underside) of the hands.
ANS: A
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