The following nursing interventions will minimize a patient's voluntary guarding during the palpation required of an abdominal assessment:
Apply light pressure to the patient's sternum when palpating.
Encourage the patient to take deep, slow breaths.
Begin palpation by placing your hand over the patient's hand.
<h3></h3><h3>What is Palpation?</h3>
Palpation is the practice of checking the body with one's hands, particularly when detecting/diagnosing a sickness or illness.
It is the process of feeling an object in or on the body to ascertain its size, shape, firmness, or location. It is often carried out by a healthcare professional (for example, a veterinarian can feel the stomach of a pregnant animal to ensure good health and successful delivery).
The physical examination includes palpation, which is crucial; the sense of touch is just as crucial in this examination as the sense of sight is.
Doctors become quite skilled at feeling for issues beneath the skin of the body, being able to pick up on things that untrained people would not.
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