What should the nurse do to correctly calculate cardiac output?
A) Only take two measurements and then average the two readings.
B) Take one measurement to prevent fluid volume overload.
C) Obtain five measurements and record the highest reading.
D) Take three to five measurements and take the average of the three readings that are within 10% of one another.
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