Which techniques does a nurse use to palpate a patient's right kidney?
A) Asks the patient to take a deep breath, elevates the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
B) Asks the patient to exhale, elevates the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
C) Asks the patient to take a deep breath, elevates the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.
D) Asks the patient to exhale, elevates the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpates for the right kidney with the right hand.

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Asking the patient to take a deep breath, elevating the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpating for the right kidney with the right hand is the correct technique. Asking the patient to take a deep breath, elevating the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpating for the right kidney with the right hand is incorrect because the flank is elevated rather than the ribs. Asking the patient to exhale, elevating the patient's eleventh and twelfth ribs with the left hand, and deeply palpating for the right kidney with the right hand is incorrect because the flank is elevated rather than the ribs and the patient is asked to inhale rather than exhale. Asking the patient to exhale, elevating the patient's right flank with the left hand, and deeply palpating for the right kidney with the right hand is incorrect because the patient is asked to inhale rather than exhale.

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