The nurse is collecting data from a patient. Which approach should the nurse use to determine the presence of a Homans' sign?
A) Observing the calf and thigh color bilaterally
B) Listening with a Doppler to posterior bilateral tibial pulses
C) Measuring the patient's calf and thigh circumference bilaterally
D) Dorsiflexing the patient's foot sharply and asking if calf pain occurs
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