The nurse has taken a client's blood pressure and recognizes that several factors may cause an increased blood pressure reading. Of those below, the factors that may cause the blood pressure to increase include ____________________
(Your answer should appear as numbers separated by commas and spaces [e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4].)
1. The client rates pain at a level of 7 on a scale of 0 to 10.
2. The cuff was reinflated before being completely deflated.
3. The client drank cold milk just before the reading.
4. The time of day is late afternoon.
5. The cuff is too wide for the extremity.
6. The nurse deflates the cuff too rapidly during the reading.
ANS:
1, 2, 4
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