Question

vital signs review
started: jan 15 at 11:31pm
quiz instructions
question 7 1 pts
when taking the radial pulse, place

• your thumb over the pulse site
• two or three fingers on the thumb side of the wrist
• two or three fingers on the middle of the wrist
• two or three fingers on the pinky side of the inner elbow

Explanation:

To take the radial pulse, we use two or three fingers (not the thumb, as the thumb has its own pulse that can interfere) on the thumb - side of the wrist (the radial artery is located there). The middle of the wrist is not the correct site for radial pulse, and the pinky side of the inner elbow is the site for the brachial pulse, not radial.

Answer:

B. two or three fingers on the thumb side of the wrist