{"id":114,"date":"2018-01-01T19:03:54","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/chapter\/finding-the-error-activity-infant-apical-pulse-answer\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T11:57:06","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T11:57:06","slug":"finding-the-error-activity-infant-apical-pulse-answer","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/chapter\/finding-the-error-activity-infant-apical-pulse-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the Error Activity: Infant Apical Pulse \u2013 Answer"},"content":{"raw":"<span>As per Figure 3.11, an&nbsp;<\/span><strong>incorrect technique<\/strong><span>&nbsp;is being demonstrated because the stethoscope is placed on the incorrect side of the chest. The&nbsp;<\/span><strong>correct technique<\/strong><span>&nbsp;(Figure 3.12) to auscultate the apical pulse of an infant is to place the stethoscope at the left midclavicular line in the fourth intercostal space.<\/span>\n\n<h2><img src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/incorrect_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\">&nbsp; Incorrect placement of stethoscope<\/h2><div class=\"textbox\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare provider incorrectly placed the stethoscope at the right mid-clavicular line\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" width=\"932\" height=\"618\"><\/div><strong>Figure 3.11:<\/strong> Incorrect placement of stethoscope\n\n<h2><img src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/correct_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\">&nbsp; Correct placement of stethoscope<\/h2>While taking the apical pulse of an infant, place the stethoscope at the fourth intercostal space at the left mid-clavicular line.\n\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare provide correctly placed the stethoscope at the fourth intercostal space at the left mid-clavicular line\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113\" width=\"932\" height=\"618\"><\/div><strong>Figure 3.12:<\/strong> Correct placement of stethoscope\n\n","rendered":"<p>As per Figure 3.11, an&nbsp;<strong>incorrect technique<\/strong>&nbsp;is being demonstrated because the stethoscope is placed on the incorrect side of the chest. The&nbsp;<strong>correct technique<\/strong>&nbsp;(Figure 3.12) to auscultate the apical pulse of an infant is to place the stethoscope at the left midclavicular line in the fourth intercostal space.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/incorrect_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-56\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/incorrect_checkbox.png 106w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/incorrect_checkbox-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" \/>&nbsp; Incorrect placement of stethoscope<\/h2>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare provider incorrectly placed the stethoscope at the right mid-clavicular line\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-112\" width=\"932\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Incorrect-stethoscope-placemen.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Figure 3.11:<\/strong> Incorrect placement of stethoscope<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/correct_checkbox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/correct_checkbox.png 109w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2017\/12\/correct_checkbox-65x65.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 22px) 100vw, 22px\" \/>&nbsp; Correct placement of stethoscope<\/h2>\n<p>While taking the apical pulse of an infant, place the stethoscope at the fourth intercostal space at the left mid-clavicular line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Healthcare provide correctly placed the stethoscope at the fourth intercostal space at the left mid-clavicular line\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-113\" width=\"932\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/84\/2018\/01\/s-Correct-stethoscope-placem.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Figure 3.12:<\/strong> Correct placement of stethoscope<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[47],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-114","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-standard"],"part":78,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/114\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/114\/revisions\/115"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/78"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/114\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=114"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/vitalsign\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}