When Assessing the Pulse of a 6-Year-Old Boy,the Nurse Notes

question 21

Multiple Choice

When assessing the pulse of a 6-year-old boy,the nurse notes that his heart rate varies with his respiratory cycle,speeding up at the peak of inspiration and slowing to normal with expiration.The nurse would:

• A)notify the physician immediately.
• B)consider this a normal finding in children and young adults.
• C)check the child's BP and note any variations in respiration.
• D)document that this child has bradycardia and continue with the assessment.

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