A nursing student is checking an apical pulse on a patient who has just returned from surgery. Which of the following is an important element of this procedure?
A. placing the diaphragm of the stethoscope at the third intercostal space at the midclavicular line
B. count the pulse for 60 seconds
C. count the first audible pulsation as "one"
D. count S1 and S2 sounds seperately.
Answer: B. count the pulse for 60 seconds
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