The nursing instructor is teaching the Level I student nurses how to assess the size and density of the abdominal organs. The instructor recognizes that the best assessment technique to validate gastrointestinal palpation findings is what?
A) Percussion
B) Auscultation
C) Inspection
D) Rectal examination
Ans: A
Feedback: Percussion is used to assess the size and density of the abdominal organs and to detect the presence of air-filled, fluid-filled, or solid masses. Percussion is used either independently or concurrently with palpation because it can validate palpation findings.
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