NR 443 Chapter 38: Hypertension | VERIFIED SOLUTION

. A patient inquires if his blood pressure is normal. What is the nurse’s most accurate response regarding the definition of normal blood pressure? a. Less than 144/90 mm Hg b. Less than 138/86 mm Hg c. Less than126/82 mm Hg d. Less than 120/80mm Hg . An obese African American man reports that he smokes. How should the nurse stage this patient’s hypertension? a. Grade A b. Grade B c. Grade C d. Grade D A patient is being evaluated every week for possible hypertension and is classified as prehypertensive. Which assessment would support this conclusion? a. Blood pressure reading over 120/80 mm Hg for two consecutive visits b. Blood pressure reading over 130/85 mm Hg for over 2 months c. Blood pressure reading over 140/95 mm Hg for 2 months d. Blood pressure reading over 144/100 mm Hg at one visit A patient with hypertension reports the symptom of headache. How do headaches related to hypertension characteristically occur? a. Frontal in the afternoon b. Temporal on exertion c. Occipital on arising d. Frontal at night What does treatment for essential hypertension focus on? a. Daily medication with mild diuretics b. Low-dose vasodilators c. Reduction of modifiable risks d. Combination of vasodilators and diuretics