How Should the Nurse Calculate a Patient's Mean Arterial Pressure

question 33

Multiple Choice

How should the nurse calculate a patient's mean arterial pressure (MAP) ?

• A) Divide the systolic pressure by the diastolic pressure.
• B) Average three of the patient's blood pressures over a 6-hour period.
• C) Divide the diastolic pressure by the pulse pressure.
• D) Add the systolic pressure and two diastolic pressures and then divide by 3.

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