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which of the following will give you an inaccurate pulse check?
a. count the heart beats for one minute.
b. count the heart beats for 10 seconds then multiple by 6.
c. count the heart beats for 6 seconds then multiple by 10.
d. none of the above
Counting for a full minute is the gold standard for accurate pulse checks. Counting for 10 seconds and multiplying by 6, or 6 seconds and multiplying by 10, are standard shortcut methods that provide accurate pulse readings when done correctly, as they scale to the beats per minute measurement. None of these methods inherently produce an inaccurate pulse check.
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D. None of the above