Discussion 3

Please, answer the following question in 2-3 paragraphs, the answer requires two references:  1). from peer-reviewed Nursing Journal not older than 5 years, and 2). from the following text book:

Title: Nursing Health Assessment – A Best Practice Approach.

Author(s): Jensen, S (2015)

Publisher, Edition:Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2nd Ed.

ISBN 13: 978-1451192865;

APA format is required.

1. List the assessment factors related to taking an abdominal history, performing an abdominal assessment, and recording findings:

• 36 year old male with abdominal distention, hepatic bruits, and involuntary guarding on light palpation.