Author Question: A nurse is assessing the blood pressure on an obese woman. What error might occur if the cuff used ... (Read 149 times)

newyorker26 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A nurse is assessing the blood pressure on an obese woman. What error might occur if the cuff used is too narrow?

A) Reading is erroneously high
B) Reading is erroneously low
C) Pressure on the cuff with be painful
D) It will be difficult to pump up the bladder

Question 2

Various sounds are heard when assessing a blood pressure. What does the first sound heard through the stethoscope represent?

A) Systolic pressure
B) Diastolic pressure
C) Auscultatory gap
D) Pulse pressure

cuttiesgirl16 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
The bladder of the cuff should enclose at least two-thirds of the adult limb. If the cuff is too narrow, the reading could be erroneously high because the pressure is not being transmitted evenly to the artery.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
The first sound heard through the stethoscope, which is the onset of phase I of Korotkoff sounds, represents the systolic pressure.