A Nurse Is Preparing to Take a Patient's Blood Pressure

A nurse is preparing to take a patient's blood pressure. The blood pressure cuff is 5 inches wide and the patient's upper arm circumference is 20 inches. How accurate will this patient's blood pressure be using this blood pressure cuff?

A) Accurate, the actual value
B) Higher than the actual value
C) Lower than the actual value
D) Unable to determine accuracy with available data

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