A nurse is teaching unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) how to take accurate blood pressure on children
The nurse knows the UAPs have understood the teaching if they state that to obtain an accurate measurement of a child's blood pressure, the cuff should cover which portion of the child's upper arm? a. Two-thirds
b. Three-fourths
c. One-half
d. One-third
A
The blood pressure cuff should cover two-thirds of the child's upper arm to get an accurate reading. A cuff that covers more than two-thirds of the child's upper arm will result in a false low reading. A cuff that covers less than two-thirds of the child's upper arm will result in a false high reading.
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