Which artery does the nurse most frequently use to measure client blood pressure with an oscillometric device?

Question

1. Ulnar
2. Radial
3. Brachial
4. Temporal

Answer 1

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3. The nurse uses the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa most of the time for client blood pressure using an oscillometric device (automated blood pressure device) because it is a widely accepted practice and an easily accessible site.
1 and 2. The ulnar and radial arteries are too distal for meaningful blood pressure evaluation unless the blood pressures are electronically measured with a transducer and a monitor.
4. The temporal artery is impossible to use for blood pressure measurement because the temporal arteries are on the lateral aspects of the skull.