Long-time local landmarks include Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, along California State Route 152, just west of town, and Mount Madonna County Park, at Hecker Pass, about twelve miles west of town, off Highway 152.
Jan 11, '05. The apical pulse is the pulse heard at the apex of the heart (which is the pointed lower extremity of the heart) Yoou can hear the apical pulse by placing your stethescope at the 5th intercostal space (spaces between the ribs) on the left side just left of the sternum.
Describe the steps in taking an orthostatic blood pressure. â¢ See orthostatic BP poster in skills lab. 9. Discuss the nursing action to take when the nurse suspects an apical-. radial pulse deficit. â¢ Two nurses count the pulse for 1 minute simultaneously, one counts at. the apical site and one at the radial site, using one watch.