To assess a client's blood pressure by auscultation, the nurse:
a. Records the pressure at the second Korotkoff sound as the diastolic blood pressure.
b. Inflates the cuff until the radial pulse is felt faintly with the fingertips.
c. Records the pressure of the first Korotkoff sound as the systolic pressure.
d. Records the number of pulsations heard between the first and fifth Korotkoff sounds.
ANS: C
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