Department: Topics in Progressive Care Show
Marjaana Mehta is an adult nurse practitioner in adult medical oncology at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. Assessing your patient's abdomen can provide critical information about his internal organs. Always follow this sequence:
inspection, auscultation, percussion, and palpation. Changing the order of these assessment techniques could alter the frequency of bowel sounds and make your findings less accurate. Have your patient empty his bladder, then lie supine with a pillow under his head. Expose his abdomen from above the xiphoid process to the symphysis pubis.
SELECTED REFERENCESBickley L. Bates Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 10th ed. Philadelphia, Pa., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009. Jarvis C. Physical Examination and Health Assessment, 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa., W.B. Saunders Co., 2007. What does the nurse use the diaphragm of the stethoscope to best assess quizlet?The diaphragm: ANS: is used to listen for high-pitched sounds. The diaphragm of the stethoscope is best for listening to high-pitched sounds such as breath, bowel, and normal heart sounds.
Why would the nurse use the bell of the stethoscope when listening to the abdomen?The bell of the stethoscope is best for picking up bruits. The diaphragm is more attuned to relatively high-pitched sounds; the bell is more sensitive to low-pitched sounds like bruits. When using the bell, apply it lightly over the area of the body you're listening to.
What part of the stethoscope do nurses use to Auscultate the chest?The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to hear heart sounds. d. Either the bell or the diaphragm is used to auscultate the chest. A The bell should be pressed lightly on the skin with just enough pressure to ensure that a complete seal exists around the bell.
What is the bell of the stethoscope used for quizlet?The bell of the stethoscope is used to listen to low-pitched sounds, such as heart murmurs. The diaphragm of the stethoscope is used to listen to high-pitched sounds such as normal heart sounds, breath sounds, and bowel sounds.
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