A Patient Taking a New Cardiac Medication Suddenly Develops an Irregular

question 19

Multiple Choice

A patient taking a new cardiac medication suddenly develops an irregular pulse.The nurse plans to obtain an apical-radial pulse.What action by the nurse is best?

• A) One nurse counts the apical pulse while another counts the radial pulse at the same time.
• B) The nurse delegates the task to two experienced nursing assistants.
• C) The nurse feels the radial pulse while watching the cardiac monitor.
• D) The nurse takes the apical pulse first, followed by the radial pulse.

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