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Author Question: The nurse is unable to palpate pedal pulses bilaterally on an obese patient. Which is the priority ... (Read 85 times)

beccaep

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on: Jun 25, 2018
The nurse is unable to palpate pedal pulses bilaterally on an obese patient. Which is the priority action for the nurse to take?
 
  1) Document that pedal pulses are absent
  2) Auscultate heart tones
  3) Assess gait
  4) Assess pulses with a Doppler

Question 2

The bell of the stethoscope is best for detecting which type of sounds?
 
  1) High pitch
  2) Low pitch
  3) Medium pitch
  4) All of the above


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Jsherida

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 4

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2


beccaep

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Wow, this really help

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:D TYSM

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