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.
The original Magdeburg hemispheres (lower left) used to demonstrate Otto von Guericke's vacuum
Pattern for Tactile Fremitus, Left Lateral Thorax
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Endocarditis. The human heart has been sectioned to reveal the left ventricle and origin of the aort
Preparing a Wet Mount Slide
The injector on-time is called the pulse width.