The nurse is assessing for clubbing of the fingernails and would expect to find:
A) a nail base that is firm and slightly tender.
B) curved nails with a convex profile and ridges across the nail.
C) a nail base that feels spongy with an angle of the nail base of 150 degrees.
D) an angle of the nail base of 180 degrees or greater with a nail base that feels spongy.
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