The nurse is unable to hear the blood pressure for a patient who is in septic shock.What is the best option of the nurse?

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The nurse may obtain the patient's diastolic blood pressure by palpation if it is not possible to auscultate a hypotensive patient's Korotkoff sounds.The health care provider should be informed of the result immediately.The head of the bed should be lowered for hypotensive patients to facilitate blood flow to the brain.Use of a lower extremity for blood pressure in a hypotensive patient is not recommended.Placing the stethoscope too firmly against the antecubital fossa will impair hearing.Raising the arm above the level of the heart will lead to a false-low blood pressure reading.

The Nurse Is Unable to Hear the Blood Pressure for a Patient