The Nurse Educator Is Observing the Student Nurse Take a Blood

question 25

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is observing the student nurse take a blood pressure on an older adult client. In which instances should the educator intervene? Select all that apply.

• A) The student nurse ushers the client into the exam room and immediately assesses the client's blood pressure.
• B) The student nurse places the blood pressure cuff on the client's arm over a lightweight, long-sleeved sweater.
• C) The student nurse immediately reinflates the cuff after identifying the palpatory systolic blood pressure.
• D) The student nurse has the client sit in a chair and supports the client's arm on a table at the level of the heart.
• E) The student nurse places the blood pressure cuff on the thigh of a client with a bilateral mastectomy and takes the blood pressure using the popliteal artery.

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