In observing a new graduate nurse palpating a patient's kidneys during a physical examination, which observation requires an intervention by the nurse?
A) Asking the patient to take a deep breath.
B) Using the lower hand to raise the flank while the upper hand palpates.
C) Positioning the other hand over the abdomen, just above the rib cage.
D) Positioning one hand under the patient's flank between the rib cage and the iliac crest.
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