Write an essay (2 pages + 1 reference page = 3 pages total) on your assigned patient. Must have 2 or more references. Your patient is a 45-year-old female with a medical diagnosis of Hypertension. She has an MD order for Blood Pressure checks every 4 hours (q4h).
A. Name and describe 2 sites and 2 ways (types) to measure her Blood Pressure. (20 pts)
B. What are some of the factors that affect Blood Pressure? (25 pts) (include physiology and normal and abnormal BP parameters)
C. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the 2 sites and 2 ways (types) of BP Measurement from your answer in question "A" (20 pts)
D. From your discussion in question "C," discuss how this will have an impact on your Nursing practice (20 pts)