The nurse is assessing a 76-year-old man in a nursing home with a diagnosis of UTI.The nurse notes that the patient is complaining of right flank pain.To assess for tenderness,the nurse should gently do which of the following?
A) Auscultate the costovertebral angle.
B) Palpate the tenth intercostal space.
C) Percuss the costovertebral angle.
D) Palpate the area above the ischial spine.
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