A Nurse Is Teaching a Patient with a Risk for Hypertension

A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority?

A) Assess laboratory results for high cholesterol and other data.
B) Identify that teaching is the same as the nursing process.
C) Perform nursing care therapies to address hypertension.
D) Focus on a patient's learning needs and objectives.

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