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NYU HAP Exam 1 Questions and correct answers

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is sitting with his legs crossed. The nurse knows that this will:



a. yield a falsely low blood pressure.

b. have no effect on the blood pressure reading.

c. produces an auscultatory gap.



(Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and care should be taken to ensure that feet are flat on the floor to avoid a *false high blood pressure.)



Which activit...
NYU HAP Exam 1 Questions and correct answers
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NYU HAP Exam 1 Questions and correct answers

The nurse notices a colleague is preparing to check the blood pressure of a patient who is sitting with his legs crossed. The nurse knows that this will:



a. yield a falsely low blood pressure.

b. have no effect on the blood pressure reading.

c. produces an auscultatory gap.



(Blood pressure increases when legs are crossed and care should be taken to ensure that feet are flat on the floor to avoid a *false high blood pressure.)



Which activit...