The nurse has a 2-year-old boy sit in "tailor" position during palpation for the testes. What is the rationale for this position?
a. It prevents cremasteric reflex.
b. Undescended testes can be palpated.
c. This tests the child for an inguinal hernia.
d. The child does not yet have a need for privacy.
A
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A The tailor position stretches the muscle responsible for the cremasteric reflex.
This prevents its contraction, which pulls the testes into the pelvic cavity.
B Undescended testes cannot be predictably palpated.
C Inguinal hernias are not detected by this method. This position is used for
inhibiting the cremasteric reflex.
D Privacy should always be provided for children.
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