A nurse can most accurately assess a patient's heart rate and rhythm by which of the following methods?
A) Listen with the stethoscope at the fifth intercostals space left mid-clavicular line
B) Listen with the stethoscope at the fifth intercostals space at the sternum
C) Listen with a stethoscope at the neck to the right of the cricoid process
D) Listen with a stethoscope at the second intercostal space left sternum
Ans: A
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