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Zorluk: OrtaTechniques of Physical Assessment

A nurse is evaluating a 78-year-old client who is two days postoperative following an open cholecystectomy. The nurse has just completed inspecting the client's abdominal contour and notes that the abdomen appears slightly distended. Which is the most appropriate next action by the nurse?

  1. Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds using the diaphragm of the stethoscope.Cevap
  2. B
    Apply light palpation over the four abdominal quadrants to assess for guarding or rigidity.
  3. C
    Instruct the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to evaluate and report the frequency of the client's bowel sounds.
  4. D
    Document the distention as a normal age-related decrease in abdominal muscle tone without further evaluation.

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The nurse should auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds using the diaphragm of the stethoscope immediately after inspection.
The correct action is to auscultate the abdomen immediately after inspection. For all body systems except the gastrointestinal system, the standard physical assessment sequence is inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation. However, for the abdomen, the sequence must be altered to inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Touching or pressing on the abdomen can stimulate peristalsis, thereby artificially altering the frequency and character of bowel sounds. Auscultating first provides the most accurate baseline of the client's gastrointestinal motility.

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1
Analyze the client's clinical presentation.
The client is an older adult, two days postoperative, presenting with abdominal distention.
Understanding the context (postoperative state) helps identify the risk for gastrointestinal complications such as paralytic ileus.
2
Recall the principles of abdominal physical assessment.
The correct sequence for examining the abdomen is: Inspect, Auscultate, Percuss, Palpate.
This specific sequence is required to ensure that manual manipulation of the abdominal wall does not alter the frequency or character of bowel sounds.
3
Determine the next appropriate step based on the nurse's current progress.
Since the nurse has just completed inspection, auscultation is the mandatory next step.
Auscultating next ensures the most accurate collection of clinical data regarding the client's gastrointestinal motility.

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Abdominal Physical Assessment Sequence
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