A nurse assesses a patient's dorsalis pedis pulse. The pulse is easily felt but not palpable when moderate pressure is applied. How should the nurse document this finding?
a. Weak pulse
b. Normal pulse
c. Thready pulse
d. Bounding pulse
ANS: B
A normal pulse is easily felt but not palpable when moderate pressure is applied. A thready pulse is difficult to feel and is not palpable when only slight pressure is applied. A weak pulse is somewhat stronger than a thready pulse but not palpable when light pressure is applied. A bounding pulse feels full and springlike even under moderate pressure.
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