To determine a client's pulse deficit,count the apical pulse with a stethoscope over the apex of the heart and count the pulse rate at the radial pulse at the same time.

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This is correct. To determine a client's pulse deficit, the apical pulse and radial pulse are counted at the same time. The apical pulse is counted with a stethoscope over the apex of the heart, and the radial pulse is counted at the same time. The difference between the two counts is the pulse deficit.

To Determine a Client's Pulse Deficit,count the Apical Pulse with a Stethoscope