The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood ...

[Garrulous]

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is obese by using a standard-sized blood pressure cuff. The nurse should expect the reading to:
 
  a. Yield a falsely low blood pressure.
  b. Yield a falsely high blood pressure.
  c. Be the same, regardless of cuff size.
  d. Vary as a result of the technique of the person performing the assessment.

Question 2

A nurse is helping at a health fair at a local mall. When taking blood pressures on a variety of people, the nurse keeps in mind that:
 
  a. After menopause, blood pressure readings in women are usually lower than those taken in men.
  b. The blood pressure of a Black adult is usually higher than that of a White adult of the same age.
  c. Blood pressure measurements in people who are overweight should be the same as those of people who are at a normal weight.
  d. A teenager's blood pressure reading will be lower than that of an adult.

[janeli1]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Using a cuff that is too narrow yields a falsely high blood pressure because it takes extra pressure to compress the artery.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
In the United States, a Black adult's blood pressure is usually higher than that of a White adult of the same age. The incidence of hypertension is twice as high in Blacks as it is in Whites. After menopause, blood pressure in women is higher than in men; blood pressure measurements in people who are obese are usually higher than in those who are not overweight. Normally, a gradual rise occurs through childhood and into the adult years.

[Garrulous]

Excellent

[juliaf]

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