When assessing a patient's pulse, you note that it is irregular. To get an accurate heart rate, you would:
A) listen to the pulse with a stethoscope.
B) count the number of beats that occur in 1 minute.
C) double the number of beats obtained in 30 seconds.
D) feel the carotid pulse for 30 seconds and multiply by 2.
B
You might also like to view...
Diabetes is a disease that is classified as:
a. metabolic . c. idiopathic. b. genetic. d. congenital.
Which of the following mnemonics represent the components of the primary assessment for all patients?
A) SAMPLE B) OPQRST C) ABCD D) AVPU
Which of the following types of adoption generally involves placing children who have been orphaned or whose parents have lost or relinquished parental rights through abuse, abandonment, or the inability to support them?
A. Identified adoption B. Independent adoption C. Agency adoption D. Private adoption E. Relative adoption
In the word gastroenteritis, what is the combining vowel?
A) a B) e C) i D) o