The Nurse Is Teaching a Nursing Student the Correct Technique

question 40

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a nursing student the correct technique for assessing an apical pulse.Which method when used by the student demonstrates she knows the correct location to take an adult patient's apical pulse?

• A) Percusses the left ventricular wall
• B) Palpates along the left sternal border
• C) Directs the patient to lie in a supine position
• D) Listens at the fifth intercostal space at the point of maximal impulse (PMI)

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