The nurse is applying the blood pressure cuff on a client's arm. Which action would be most appropriate?
A) The cuff is wrapped loosely around the arm.
B) The cuff is placed about 1 inch above the antecubital area.
C) The bladder inside the cuff encircles 50% of the arm circumference.
D) The cuff starts to be wrapped at the end of the bladder.
B
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a. The lithotomy position b. The Sims' position c. The position she chooses d. The position the examiner chooses
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The toxic triangle by Padilla et al. describes the interrelationships between
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