The Advanced Practice Nurse Is Preparing to Palpate the Rectum

Multiple Choice

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

A) Flex the finger and slowly insert it toward the umbilicus
B) First instruct the patient that this procedure will be painful
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