Multiple Choice
A nurse is providing care to a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension.What should the nurse know is included in a first-line therapeutic approach to lowering this patient's blood pressure? (Select all that apply.)
A) Smoking cessation
B) Beta-blockers
C) Exercise programs
D) Weight loss
E) Decreased sodium intake
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