A nurse needs to measure the blood pressure of a client who has just undergone a bilateral mastectomy. How should the nurse measure the blood pressure?
A) Over the lower arm
B) Brachial artery
C) Over the client's thigh
D) Radial artery
C
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The nurse should measure the blood pressure over the client's thigh or the popliteal artery behind the knee. It is inadvisable post-mastectomy to assess blood pressure at the normal site, which is over the brachial artery at the inner aspect of the elbow. In normal cases, the blood pressure may also be assessed at the lower arm and radial artery.
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