When palpating the abdomen to determine a floating mass, a nurse presses on the abdomen at a 90-degree angle with the fingertips. The expected finding is:
a. An increase in abdominal girth.
b. A complaint from the client of a dull pain in the flank area.
c. A freely movable mass will float upward and touch the fingertips.
d. Fluid in the abdomen will shift upward and touch the fingertips.
ANS: C
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