Author Question: Mrs. S tells you that she bought an electronic blood pressure cuff and has been keeping a daily log ... (Read 41 times)

ENagel · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Mrs. S tells you that she bought an electronic blood pressure cuff and has been keeping a daily log of her blood pressure, which she gives you. Her log shows her daily blood pressures in the 110 to 130/ 76 to 90 range.

The blood pressure measurement you took today shows 126/82. You would consider the data presented by Mrs. S:
1. appropriate.
2. reliable.
3. valid.
4. all of the above.

Question 2

What is the first step of the assessment process?

1. physical assessment
2. data gathering
3. orientation phase
4. planning about what information is required and how to obtain it