Multiple Choice
The nurse is conducting an assessment of a client with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. Which action by the nurse is appropriate when palpating this client's 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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