The nurse who is auscultating a 56-year-old client's apical heart rate before administering digoxin notes that the heart rate is 52 beats/min. The nurse should make which interpretation of this information?
A.
Normal, because of the client's age
B.
Abnormal, requiring further assessment
C.
Normal, as a result of the effects of digoxin
D.
Normal, because this is the reason the client is receiving digoxin