Multiple Choice
While auscultating a client's lungs, the nurse identifies more than one sound. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Obtain a stethoscope with longer tubing.
B) Ask another nurse to listen to the lung sounds.
C) Hold the stethoscope tubing while listening to the lung sounds.
D) Close the eyes and focus on one sound at a time.
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