A female client, aged 82, visits the clinic for a blood pressure (BP) check. How should the nurse measure her BP?
A) Lying in bed with legs raised
B) Supine or sitting and immediately after she stands
C) Lying back with head of bed (HOB) at 30°
D) There is no particular way of obtaining BP in older clients.
B
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