The Nurse Is Conducting an Initial Respiratory Assessment on the Client

The nurse is conducting an initial respiratory assessment on the client recently admitted to the unit. Rank the following steps in the correct sequence.
A) The nurse percusses the client's thorax.
B) The nurse unties the client's gown to better visualize the client's thorax.
C) The nurse warms his stethoscope and listens to the client's lung sounds in each lung field.
D) The nurse gently palpates the client's thorax.