-Heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats/min (bpm) Rationale: Thin, shiny skin over calves, Absence of hair over the lower legs Rationale: Assess heart rate and
rhythm using the diaphragm of the stethoscope, Ask the patient to lie on the left side to assess sounds from the apex of the heart, Assess the apex, left sternal border, and base of the heart for abnormal pulsations, Auscultate over the aortic, pulmonic, tricuspid, and mitral areas, as well as Erb's point |