Crystal is a nursing assistant taking Charlie’s vitals. Justine is the nursing assistant taking Ben’s vitals. Crystal is watching Charlie’s chest and counting the number of times his chest rises in thirty seconds. Justine has her hand on Ben’s wrist and counts beats for thirty seconds. Which describes the numbers each assistant gets? A. Crystal is getting the respiration rate with the total for thirty seconds, and Justine is getting the apical pulse when she multiplies the number by two.
B. Crystal is getting the respiration rhythm when she multiplies the number by two, and Justine is getting the apical pulse with the total for thirty seconds.
C. Crystal is getting the respiration rate when she multiplies the number by two, and Justine is getting the radial pulse when she multiplies the number by two.
D. Crystal is getting the respiration rhythm when she multiplies the number by two, and Justine is getting the radial pulse when she multiplies the number by two.