Exam 37: Hypertension

To use less sodium in the diet,the nurse recommends the use of spices and:

The nurse explains that hypertension in older adults is:

The nurse emphasizes that the lifestyle change that has the greatest effect on reducing hypertension is:

The nurse is aware that patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)and asthma are not candidates for treatment with the antihypertensive drug:

The advantages of hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)as outlined by the nurse are that this diuretic: (Select all that apply.)

The nurse explains that the force against which the left ventricle must work to force the blood into the circulation is called ______________________________.

In a teaching plan for a patient with hypertension,the nurse would include:

A patient is prescribed an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor,enalapril (Vasotec).The nurse instructs the patient to:

The nurse understands that when a patient who is taking antihypertensive therapy complains of fatigue and has a pulse of 54 bpm,this side effect is most likely caused by:

The nurse caring for a patient with a hypertensive crisis will place the priority on:

When a patient reports drowsiness after initiating atenolol (Tenormin)for the treatment of hypertension,the nurse's best response would be to instruct the patient to:

The nurse explains that hypertension occurs when a chain reaction of events takes place: (Place the following options in the appropriate sequence.)

Malignant hypertension is most commonly observed in:

The nurse explains that treatment of secondary hypertension focuses on a:

An 89-year-old patient is taking an antihypertensive medication.Home care teaching by the nurse would include instructing the patient to:

An 87-year-old patient is taking furosemide (Lasix)for elevated blood pressure.The nurse knows that older patients are at risk for:

A patient is taking hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL)for hypertension.Dietary teaching would include increasing intake of:

An obese African-American man who smokes would have a hypertension staging of grade:

The nurse includes in a teaching plan on hypertension that treatment for essential hypertension is focused on:

The nurse points out the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)diet uses as its source of protein and fat which one of the following?