{"id":354,"date":"2018-01-01T19:17:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T19:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/vitalsign\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=354"},"modified":"2018-03-23T19:31:20","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T19:31:20","slug":"testing-activities-list-in-the-correct-order","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/vitalsign\/chapter\/testing-activities-list-in-the-correct-order\/","title":{"raw":"Test Yourself: List in the Correct Order","rendered":"Test Yourself: List in the Correct Order"},"content":{"raw":"List the steps below in the correct order for each of the following techniques. <em>Write your list on a piece of paper.<\/em>\r\n<h2><strong>Radial Pulse Technique\r\n<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Note the rate, rhythm, force, and equality when measuring the radial pulse<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Use the pads of your first three fingers to gently palpate the radial pulse along the radius bone close to the flexor 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