The Nurse Is Helping Another Nurse to Take a Blood

The nurse is helping another nurse to take a blood pressure reading on a patient's thigh.Which action is correct regarding thigh pressure?

A) Either the popliteal or femoral vessels should be auscultated to obtain a thigh pressure.
B) The best position to measure thigh pressure is the supine position with the knee slightly bent.
C) If the blood pressure in the arm is high in an adolescent, then it should be compared with the thigh pressure.
D) The thigh pressure is lower than the pressure in the arm, which is attributable to the distance away from the heart and the size of the popliteal vessels.