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jayhills49

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The nurse, preparing to assess a client's carotid pulse, would palpate the pulse:
 
  a. at the left midclavicular line at the fourth to fifth intercostal space.
  b. under the lower jaw in the neck along the medial edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
  c. at the inner aspect of the forearm on the thumb side of the wrist.
  d. in the groin below the inguinal ligament.

Question 2

To assess the apical pulse, the nurse should place the stethoscope on the:
 
  a. third intercostal space to the right of the midclavicular line.
  b. fifth intercostal space to the left of the midclavicular line.
  c. sixth intercostal space at the midclavicular line.
  d. seventh intercostal space to the left of the midclavicular line.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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