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ATI Medical Surgical Nursing, Assessment of the Renal, Urinary System
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The nurse is palpating a client’s kidneys. The client’s right kidney is easily palpated, but the nurse cannot palpate the left kidney. What is the nurse’s interpretation of this finding? a. ... The problem involves the right kidney. b. The problem involves the left kidney. c. Both kidneys are in the normal position. d. The client is at increased risk for kidney impairment. ANS: C Normally, the left kidney is situated more deeply, and often it cannot be palpated. This is a normal finding. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding REF: p. 1476 TOP: Client Needs Category: Physiological Integrity (Physiological Adaptation—Pathophysiology) MSC: Integrated Process: Nursing Process (Assessment) [Show More]
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