The Nurse Is Attempting to Assess the Femoral Pulse in a Patient

question 35

Multiple Choice

The nurse is attempting to assess the femoral pulse in a patient who is obese.Which of these actions would be most appropriate?

• A)The patient is asked to assume a prone position.
• B)The patient is asked to bend his or her knees to the side in a froglike position.
• C)The nurse firmly presses against the bone with the patient in a semi-Fowler position.
• D)The nurse listens with a stethoscope for pulsations; palpating the pulse in an obese person is extremely difficult.

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