Multiple Choice
While assessing a patient's lower extremities, the nurse suspects the lower extremities feel cooler than the upper extremities. To confirm this suspicion, how does the nurse compare the temperatures of the lower extremities with the upper extremities?
A) Using the backs (dorsum) of the hands to detect differences
B) Using the ulnar surface of the hands to detect differences
C) Using the pads of the fingers to detect differences
D) Using the palmar surface (underside) of the hands to detect differences
Correct Answer:
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