The nurse is caring for a client with a stroke volume of 54 mL/beat and a heart rate of 72 beats per minute. The nurse calculates that the client's cardiac output is ___ L/min
Standard Text: Round answer to the nearest tenth.
What will be an ideal response?
Correct Answer: 3.9
Rationale: A client's cardiac output is calculated by stroke volume × heart rate.
Global Rationale: A client's cardiac output is calculated by stroke volume × heart rate.
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