Which of the Following Indicates the Proper Cuff Size Has

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following indicates the proper cuff size has been selected for a pediatric patient?

• A)The cuff fits snugly on the child's arm.
• B)The cuff is positioned at least 1 inch above the bend in the elbow.
• C)The bladder of the cuff encircles 80% to 100% of the child's arm.
• D)The bladder is centered over the antecubital space.

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Definitions:

Cumulative Relative Frequency

The accumulation of the previous relative frequencies up to a certain class or point, showing the proportion of observations below a particular value in a dataset.

Dispersion

A measure of the spread of a distribution or the variability of data points around a central value.

Standard Deviation

A statistic that measures the dispersion of a dataset relative to its mean, indicating how spread out the data points are.

Percentile

A measure used in statistics to indicate the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.