[Answered]: When assessing a stable 3-year-old patient, you…

When assessing a stable 3-year-old patient, you struggle to assess their blood pressure. What should you do? Distract the child by giving them a toy so you can take their blood pressure. Ask the parent to hold the child still so you can take the blood pressure reading. Tell the child that you need to check their blood pressure so you can care for them. Avoid the struggle of obtaining the blood pressure reading because the patient is stable.