During an assessment, the nurse is unable to palpate pulses in the left lower leg. What should the nurse do next?
A) Reassess the pulses in 1 hour.
B) Document that the pulses are nonpalpable.
C) Use a Doppler device to assess the pulses.
D) Ask the patient turn to the side, and then palpate for the pulses again.
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