Chapter 22. Nursing Care of Patients With Hypertension

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A patient on antihypertensive medication has no insurance, three children, and reports feeling great and exercising daily. What should the nurse include in this patient’s teaching plan to promote compliance? a. Encourage increased rest periods. b. Provide names of support groups. c. Refer the patient for financial assistance. d. Schedule an annual physical examination. 2. A patient’s current blood pressure reading is 144/94 mm Hg. A reading of 150/96 mm Hg was obtained on a prior occasion. Which type of hypertension should the nurse recognize that this patient is experiencing? a. Prehypertension b. Stage 1 c. Stage 2 d. Hypertensive emergency 3. The nurse is caring for a patient who is prescribed a thiazide diuretic. What instructions should the nurse provide this patient who reports fatigue due to sleep deprivation? a. “Make position changes quickly.” b. “Take your medication early in the day.” c. “Take your medication before bedtime.” d. “Empty your bladder after the first dose.”