The Nurse Is Taking the Initial BP on a 72-Year-Old

Multiple Choice

The nurse is taking the initial BP on a 72-year-old patient with documented hypertension.How should the nurse proceed?

A) Place the cuff on the patient's arm,and inflate it 30 mm Hg above the patient's pulse rate.
B) Inflate the cuff to 200 mm Hg in an attempt to obtain the most accurate systolic reading.
C) Inflate the BP cuff 30 mm Hg above the point at which the palpated pulse disappears.
D) Consider the patient's past BP readings,and inflate the cuff 30 mm Hg above the highest systolic reading recorded.