The nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment of a newly admitted patient. When performing an abdominal assessment, what examination sequence should the nurse follow?
A) Inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation
B) Inspection, auscultation, palpation, and percussion
C) Inspection, percussion, palpation, and auscultation
D) Inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
Question 2
A hospice nurse has been providing care for a man who has AIDS. Among the manifestations of the man's disease has been a profound weight loss over the past several weeks.
Consequently, the nurse is adjusting the patient's plan of care to reprioritize this problem. When planning interventions for the patient's weight loss, the nurse should be aware that:
A) The patient should simultaneously receive total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and oral nutritional supplements.
B) The patient's weight loss is a sign of the progression of AIDS but is not a direct threat to his health.
C) Nutritional interventions may not necessarily resolve the patient's weight loss.
D) The patient's weight loss is attributable to psychological factors rather than pathophysiological factors.
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