Where would the nurse locate the apical pulse on a 6-year-old child?
a. Second right intercostal space
b. Second intercostal space at the sternal border
c. Fourth intercostal space lateral to the midclavicular line
d. Fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
C
In children younger than 7 years of age, the apical pulse is located at the fourth intercostal space, lateral to the midclavicular line. The tricuspid valve is auscultated at the second right intercostal space. The pulmonic valve can be auscultated at the second intercostal space at the left sternal border. The apical pulse in a child older than 7 years of age is located at the fifth intercostal space in the midclavicular line.
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