An 8-Year-Old Girl Asks the Nurse How the Blood Pressure

question 39

Multiple Choice

An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works.The most appropriate nursing action is to:

• A)ask her why she wants to know.
• B)determine why she is so anxious.
• C)explain in simple terms how it works.
• D)tell her she will see how it works as it is used.