The nurse preparing to assess a client for the presence of clubbing would instruct the client to
A) place both hands on a flat surface and splay the fingers.
B) place the nails of the ring fingers together.
C) sit upright and lean over the bedside table.
D) walk 50 feet up the hall as quickly as possible.

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Early clubbing may be assessed by using the Schamroth technique. The client places the nails of the fourth (ring) fingers together while extending the other fingers together, then holds the hands up. A diamond-shaped space between the nails is a normal finding; that is, clubbing is absent.

The Nurse Preparing to Assess a Client for the Presence