Exam 52: Management of Clients with Hypertensive Disorders

When a client tells the nurse, "I heard that potassium supplements are effective in treating hypertension," the nurse's most appropriate reply would be as follows:

An African-American male is being started on medication for hypertension, and the physician has prescribed a beta blocker as first-line therapy. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to

The nurse working with hypertensive clients knows that what factor is most important in order for the client's treatment plan to be successful?

For a client who wants to walk for exercise to reduce hypertension, the nurse would offer the guideline to walk

The nurse would consider referring a hypertensive client for step-down therapy when the blood pressure has been effectively controlled for at least

The nurse would realize that outcomes for the diagnosis Ineffective Health Maintenance have been partly met when the client (Select all that apply)

A hypertensive client, age 55, is slightly obese, has a sedentary lifestyle, and smokes half a pack of cigarettes daily. For the behavioral change with the most immediate and positive impact on his blood pressure, the nurse would focus on

A client has two BP readings of (134/84) and 9138/86) at a community screening event. The client smokes and has "some sort of eye disease like my grandma had" plus the client states, "I might have high sugar." The most appropriate action by the nurse would be to (Select all that apply)

The nurse would explain to a client that the most common cause of secondary hypertension is

In advising a hypertensive client who is reluctant to give up smoking, the nurse would state that nicotine from smoking

To reduce the risk of orthostatic hypotension in a client prescribed a diuretic antihypertensive medication, the nurse would teach the client to

When a client diagnosed with primary hypertension asks the nurse what causes this disease, the nurse's best response would be "High blood pressure is caused by

An important action the nurse can take that will most likely increase client compliance with a sodium- and fat-restricted diet is to

The nurse providing care to a client being treated for a hypertensive emergency would monitor the blood pressure to ensure that it is slowly reduced during the therapy to prevent

For a hypertensive client who reports being "really fired up" about losing weight, the nurse would recognize the need for more education on hearing the client's plan to

In an exercise program for weight reduction in a hypertensive client, the nurse would discourage the use of heavy weights because this may cause

In conducting a health interview with a hypertensive client, the nurse would ask the client about the presence of the typical manifestations of the disorder, which are