The client asks the nurse what the first number given in a blood pressure stands for. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The first number is the diastolic pressure."
2. "The first number is the heart rate."
3. "The first number is the pulse pressure."
4. "The first number is the systolic pressure."
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Rationale 1:The diastolic pressure is the second number.
Rationale 2:The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Rationale 3:The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Rationale 4: The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Global Rationale: The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
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