The Nurse Is Conducting a Class on Hypertension, When a Client

question 30

Multiple Choice

The nurse is conducting a class on hypertension, when a client asks what the numbers in the blood pressure mean. Which statements would the nurse correctly use to answer the client's question?

• A) "Diastolic pressure, indicated by the bottom number, is the pressure in the arteries when the heart is at rest."
• B) "Diastolic pressure is the arterial pressure between ventricular contractions."
• C) "Systolic pressure, indicated by the top number, is the result of the heart rate."
• D) "Systolic pressure, indicated by the top number, reflects the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts and pumps blood into general circulation."
• E) "Systolic pressure is the pressure at the height of the wave, when the left ventricle contracts."

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Definitions:

Process Distribution

The distribution of outcomes or results from a specific process, indicating variability within the process.

Sample Means

The average value of a set of data sampled from a larger population.

Standard Deviation

A measure that quantifies the amount of dispersion or variation of a set of data values.

Sample Mean

The average value of a sample subset of a population, often used as an estimate of the population mean.