The nurse hears bilateral,louder,longer,and lower pitched tones when percussing over the lungs of a 4-year-old child.What should the nurse do next?
A) Palpate over the area to identify increased pain and tenderness.
B) Ask the child to take shallow breaths,and percuss over the area again.
C) Refer the child immediately because of suspicion of an increased amount of air in the lungs.
D) Consider this a normal finding for a child this age,and proceed with the examination.
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Q1: The nurse is preparing to percuss to
Q3: Which of the following assessment techniques is
Q5: The inspection phase of the physical assessment:
A)yields
Q6: Which of the following statements about the
Q7: The nurse is preparing to assess a
Q8: In which situation would the nurse use
Q9: The nurse is unable to palpate the
Q9: When performing a physical assessment,the first technique
Q10: The nurse is preparing to percuss the
Q11: Which of the following techniques involves the
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