Anyone doing Apical/Radial anymore?

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Remember learning to take an apical/ radial rate in school?.......2 nurses simultaneously counting the heart rate...one counting the apical while one counts the radial pulse....

Do any of you do this in practice? If so, what circumstances indicate this assessment is needed? Do you NEVER do it?

Thanks for your input!:cool:

Specializes in Management, Emergency, Psych, Med Surg.

Yes, when I have a rapid, irregular heart rate.

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