The nurse is checking peripheral perfusion to a child's extremity following a cardiac catheterization. If there is adequate peripheral circulation, the nurse would find that the extremity:
A) Has a capillary refill of greater than three seconds.
B) Is warm, with a capillary refill of less than three seconds.
C) Has decreased sensation with a weakened dorsalis pedis pulse.
D) Has a palpable dorsalis pedis pulse but a weak posterior tibial pulse.
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