A Nurse Has Only a Regular Blood Pressure Cuff When

question 15

Multiple Choice

A nurse has only a regular blood pressure cuff when conducting a health screening for all of the residents of a community.Which of the following may be lacking when obtaining blood pressure readings?

• A) Reliability
• B) Sensitivity
• C) Specificity
• D) Validity

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Definitions:

Bromine

A chemical element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35, known as a reddish-brown liquid at room temperature and part of the halogen group.

Atomic Symbol

A one or two-letter abbreviation derived from the Latin name of an element, used to represent an element in the periodic table.

Boron

A chemical element with the symbol B and atomic number 5, used in fiberglass, borosilicate glass, and as a dopant in semiconductors.

Carbon

A non-metallic chemical element with symbol C, essential to all known life, forming organic compounds when combined with hydrogen, oxygen, etc.