The nurse is documenting information collected about a patient's pulses. How should the nurse document that a peripheral pulse was normal?
a. 0
b. 1+
c. 2+
d. 3+
ANS: C
The quality of the pulses is described on a four-point scale: 0 is absent; 1+ is weak, thready; 2+ is normal; and 3+ is bounding. The nurse would document that the pulse was 2+.
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