The Nurse Is Working on the General Surgical Unit and Is

question 19

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working on the general surgical unit and is caring for a patient who has a right total mastectomy.To take the patient's vital signs and to accurately assess the patient's blood pressure,it will be necessary to:

• A)place the blood pressure cuff on the left upper arm.
• B)place the blood pressure cuff on the right upper arm.
• C)place the blood pressure cuff on the right lower arm.
• D)use direct (invasive)blood pressure measurement.

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Actions that intentionally harm or create a risk of harm, physically or emotionally, towards others.

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