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Title: The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac ...
Post by: mushtaqa1@yahoo on Feb 6, 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 than three seconds.
   2. Has a palpable dorsalis pedis pulse but a weak posterior tibial pulse.
   3. Has decreased sensation with a weakened dorsalis pedis pulse.
   4. Is warm, with a capillary refill of less than three seconds.


Title: The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac ...
Post by: matijs on Feb 6, 2018
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