The nurse is performing an admission assessment for a client with abdominal pain and palpates the left lower quadrant and the client indicates right lower quadrant pain. Which of the following descriptors should the nurse use to document this finding?
A)Rebound pain
B)Cullen sign
C)Rovsing sign
D)McBurney point

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Rovsing sign occurs when palpation of the left lower quadrant causes pain in the right lower quadrant. McBurney point, rebound pain, and Cullen sign are used to describe other aspects of the abdominal assessment.

The Nurse Is Performing an Admission Assessment for a Client