The nurse is obtaining vital signs on a 1-year-old child. What is the most appropriate site for assessing the pulse rate?
a. Apical
b. Radial
c. Carotid
d. Femoral
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A Apical pulse rates are taken in children younger than 2 years.
B Radial pulse rates may be taken in children older than 2 years.
C It is difficult to palpate the carotid pulse in an infant.
D The femoral pulse is palpated when comparing peripheral pulses, but it is not
used to measure an infant's pulse rate.
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