Which does the nurse implement to measure the client's radial pulse?

Question

1. Compresses bell of stethoscope over the PMI
2. Locates the pulsations in the antecubital space
3. Palpates superficial artery on medial side of wrist
4. Places the diaphragm directly onto the client's chest

Answer 1

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3. The radial artery is located on the inferior medial aspect of the wrist in a groove created by tendons.
1. Listening to the PMI refers to the point of maximal impulse, or the apical pulse. Compressing the stethoscope's bell turns it into a diaphragm; the bell is never com-pressed during use.
2. Pulsations in the antecubital fossa are from the brachial artery.
4. Placing the diaphragm onto the client's chest help the nurse listen to breath sounds or heart sounds.