Multiple Choice
The nurse is assessing a client with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Which technique should the nurse use when palpating the abdomen?
A) Assessing the painful area first using moderate palpation.
B) Assessing the painful area last using deep palpation.
C) Assessing the painful area last using light palpation.
D) Assessing the painful area first using deep palpation.
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