The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with pneumonia. The nurse will assess the patient for tactile fremitus by completing which of the following? a) Asking the patient to say “one, two, three” while auscultating the lungs b) Asking the patient to repeat “ninety-nine” as the nurse’s hands move down the patient’s thorax c) Placing the thumbs along the costal margin of the chest wall and instructing the patient to inhale deeply d) Instructing the patient to take a deep breath and hold it while the diaphragm is percussed
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with pneumonia. The nurse will assess the patient for tactile fremitus by completing which of the following?
a) Asking the patient to say “one, two, three” while auscultating the lungs
b) Asking the patient to repeat “ninety-nine” as the nurse’s hands move down the patient’s thorax
c) Placing the thumbs along the costal margin of the chest wall and instructing the patient to inhale deeply
d) Instructing the patient to take a deep breath and hold it while the diaphragm is percussed