Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 297 of 2368
The nurse uses a blood pressure cuff that is too small for a client's large arm. What effect will this have on the reading?
- It will be artificially low
- It will be artificially high
- It will be accurate if the cuff is inflated slowly
- It will not change the reading
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Correct answer: It will be artificially high
An undersized cuff gives an artificially high reading. An oversized cuff gives an artificially low reading.
Source: Nursing Skills, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2023), Blood Pressure: Manual Blood Pressure. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026