A student nurse is preparing to auscultate a patient's lungs. What action by the student leads the instructor to intervene?
a. Student asks to turn the television volume down.
b. Student warms the bell of the stethoscope before use.
c. Student uses the stethoscope bell to listen to bowel sounds.
d. Student places the stethoscope diaphragm on the patient's skin.
ANS: C
The diaphragm is used to listen to bowel sounds. The other actions are appropriate.
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