A nurse is assessing the blood pressure on an obese woman. What error might occur if the cuff used is too narrow?
A) Reading is erroneously high
B) Reading is erroneously low
C) Pressure on the cuff with be painful
D) It will be difficult to pump up the bladder
Ans: A
The bladder of the cuff should enclose at least two-thirds of the adult limb. If the cuff is too narrow, the reading could be erroneously high because the pressure is not being transmitted evenly to the artery.
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