Multiple Choice
While performing a cardiovascular assessment on a patient with suspected left-sided congestive heart failure,the nurse is unable to palpate the point of maximal impulse (PMI) with the patient lying supine.What might her next step be?
A) Have the patient turn onto his left side.
B) Have the patient lean forward.
C) Have the patient move to a sitting position.
D) Palpate the PMI to the right of the midclavicular line.
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