The nurse takes a client's blood pressure manually. It is 150/99 mmHg on the right arm. The nurse then takes two more blood pressures on the same arm. They are 162/89 mmHg and 156/90 mmHg. What should the nurse enter when charting the vital signs?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Question

The nurse takes a client's blood pressure manually. It is 150/99 mmHg on the right arm. The nurse then takes two more blood pressures on the same arm. They are 162/89 mmHg and 156/90 mmHg. What should the nurse enter when charting the vital signs? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

The nurse should chart the average of the second and third readings in the vital sign record

Answer

The nurse should chart the lowest vital sign in the vital sign record

Answer

The nurse should retake all three blood pressures with an automated blood pressure cuff

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The nurse should chart the highest vital sign in the vital sign record

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