A registered nurse (RN) is observing a student nurse who is doing a physical assessment on a patient. The RN will need to intervene immediately if the student nurse
A) presses on the skin over the tibia for 10 seconds to check for edema.
B) palpates both carotid arteries simultaneously to compare pulse quality.
C) documents a murmur heard along the right sternal border as a pulmonic murmur.
D) places the patient in the left lateral position to check for the point of maximal impulse.
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