When assessing a client with cardiovascular problems, the nurse knows one of her assessments is the pulse
a. What are the pulse rhythm, volume, and deficit and how are they related?
b. What would you see with peripheral pulses?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Included in the discussion should be their definitions and how each is taken and how the deficit is found but may not be there in all clients.
b. Depending on the degree, peripheral pulses could be normal to nonexistent. Discussion can elaborate on why this is so and some of the causes for this.
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