The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has a pacemaker. Which of these measures should the nurse include when explaining how the pulse should be monitored?
a. Take apical pulse for 1 minute.
b. Take radial pulse for 1 minute.
c. Take brachial pulse for 30 seconds.
d. Take jugular pulse for 30 seconds.
ANS: B
Patients are taught to take a radial pulse, as it is easier to learn than an apical pulse, for 1 minute and to report if it is 5 beats over or under the set pacemaker rate.
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