Some nursing students were taking blood pressure measurements at one spot in the large room where many of the health screening stations were set up. A student pulled aside her instructor and said,
"This man's blood pressure is 220/160. Whom should I call to get him to treatment immediately?" What should be the instructor's first action?
A. Ask the gentleman if he had health insurance.
B. Call a local ambulance.
C. Follow up with previously determined emergency plans.
D. Retake the blood pressure measurement.
Note to instructor—if option D seems too obvious, insert this answer instead: Check the reliability of the findings.
ANS: D
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