A nurse is performing a physical assessment on an older adult client who has presented for a routine checkup. In assessing the heart rate, the nurse finds the rate to be 50 beats/min. What would be this nurse's best action?
A. Document the finding because it is a normal part of the aging process.
B. Place the client in a prone position.
C. Inform the health care provider.
D. Assess the peripheral pulses.
C
With aging, pacemaker cells decrease in number, resulting in bradycardia. The nurse should in-form the health care provider because electrocardiography should be ordered to evaluate this finding further and intervene, if necessary.
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