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