The nurse notices that a colleague is about to check the BP of an obese patient with a standard-sized BP cuff.The nurse should expect the reading to:
A) yield a falsely low BP.
B) yield a falsely high BP.
C) be the same regardless of cuff size.
D) vary as a result of the technique of the person performing the assessment.
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