Question 1
While a nurse takes a blood pressure measurement on a patient, what determines how much the pressure cuff should be inflated? How would the nurse determine if he inflated the cuff too much? Too little?
Question 2
Calculate the pulse pressure for each example listed.
A. a person with a blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg
B. a person with a blood pressure of 130/95 mm Hg