The Patient Has an Order to Be Off the Floor

question 3

Multiple Choice

The patient has an order to be off the floor for 15 minutes every 2 hours to smoke a cigarette.The patient has just returned from his "cigarette break." The nurse is about to take the patient's radial pulse and should:

• A) Wait about 15 minutes before taking his pulse
• B) Use her thumb to detect the pulse and get an accurate count
• C) Press hard to detect the pulse and get an accurate count
• D) Take his pulse for 15 seconds and multiply by four

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