The nurse, preparing to assess a client's carotid pulse, would palpate the pulse:
a. at the left midclavicular line at the fourth to fifth intercostal space.
b. under the lower jaw in the neck along the medial edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
c. at the inner aspect of the forearm on the thumb side of the wrist.
d. in the groin below the inguinal ligament.
ANS: B
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