A nurse, unable to palpate the left pedal pulse on a patient with diabetes, should next
1. Chart: "Unable to palpate left pedal pulse."
2. Notify the physician that the pulse could not be palpated.
3. Use the Doppler to listen for the left pedal pulse.
4. Call the nurse supervisor to report the pedal pulse was zero.
ANS: 3
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