The client asks the nurse what the first number given in a blood pressure stands for. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The first number is the diastolic pressure."
2. "The first number is the heart rate."
3. "The first number is the pulse pressure."
4. "The first number is the systolic pressure."
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: "The first number is the diastolic pressure" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Rationale 2: "The first number is the heart rate" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Rationale 3: "The first number is the pulse pressure" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Rationale 4: The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
Global Rationale: The first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure. "The first number is the diastolic pressure" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure. "The first number is the heart rate" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure. "The first number is the pulse pressure" is incorrect because the first number in a blood pressure is the systolic pressure.
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