A Patient Taking a New Cardiac Medication Suddenly Develops an Irregular

A patient taking a new cardiac medication suddenly develops an irregular pulse.The nurse plans to obtain an apical-radial pulse.What action by the nurse is best?

A) One nurse counts the apical pulse while another counts the radial pulse at the same time.
B) The nurse delegates the task to two experienced nursing assistants.
C) The nurse feels the radial pulse while watching the cardiac monitor.
D) The nurse takes the apical pulse first, followed by the radial pulse.