The nurse has assigned nursing assistive personnel to obtain the blood pressures on the unit's clients.Which of the following statements made by the assistive personnel shows the greatest need for additional instruction regarding appropriate communication of the BP readings?

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The nurse is responsible for assessing the impact of changes in blood pressure and so must be promptly made aware of each client's reading,not merely the values that the assistive personnel believes to be high.The questions asked may reflect a need for further instruction,but the issues are not as critical as the need to report all readings for the nurse to evaluate.

The Nurse Has Assigned Nursing Assistive Personnel to Obtain the Blood