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jazziefee

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on: Jul 22, 2018
The nurse is going to assess a patient's abdomen. Which of the following assessment techniques should the nurse use first when conducting this assessment?
 
  a. auscultation c. percussion
  b. palpation d. inspection

Question 2

Which nursing theorists have developed theories indicating a paradigm shift occurring in nursing today?
 
  a. Myra Levine and Dorothea Orem
  b. Rosemarie Parse and Jean Watson
  c. Sister Callista Roy and Martha Rogers
  d. Virginia Henderson and Hildegard Peplau


kaylee05

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
The correct order of assessment techniques to assess the abdomen is inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation.

Answer to Question 2

B
Parse and Watson's theories support the new worldview of nursing. In their theories, the patient has primacy and the patient-environment interaction is of utmost importance.


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