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Title: The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac ...
Post by: onur on Feb 5, 2018
The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac catheterization. If there is adequate peripheral circulation,the nurse would find that the extremity
 
  1. has a capillary refill of greater thanthree seconds.
  2. has a palpable dorsalis pedis pulsebut a weak posterior tibial pulse.
  3. has decreased sensation with aweakened dorsalis pedis pulse.
  4. is warm,with a capillary refill of lessthan three seconds.


Title: The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac ...
Post by: cynthiaocam on Feb 5, 2018
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