The Nurse Is Preparing to Palpate the Rectum and Should

Multiple Choice

The nurse is preparing to palpate the rectum and should use which of these techniques?

A) Flex the finger and insert slowly toward the umbilicus.
B) Instruct the patient first that this will be a painful procedure.
C) Insert an extended index finger at a right angle to the anus.
D) Place the finger directly into the anus to overcome the tight sphincter.