ATI Fundamentals

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ATI Fundamentals

Difficulty: Medium Average Score: 82% Simulated

When a nurse obtains an unusually low blood pressure measurement for a client whose blood pressure is generally elevated, she considers the possibility of a problem with her technique. Which of the following sources of error should she consider as a possible cause of the low reading?

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