Q1: The nurse encourages the client with essential hypertension that a first-line therapeutic approach to lower blood pressure is (select all that apply):

Q2: A client with hypertension asks the nurse why lifestyle changes are needed when the client has no symptoms from high BP. The response by the nurse that is most likely to improve client compliance with therapy is that hypertension

Q3: During the assessment of a client with newly diagnosed stage 1 hypertension, the nurse finds that the client uses a lot of salt on foods and is 30 pounds overweight. The client states, "I thought high blood pressure was caused by stress, but I do not feel stressed at all." An appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client is

Q4: A 62-year-old client who has just arrived in the emergency department complaining of a sudden-onset severe headache and nausea has a BP of 240/118 mm Hg. The client gives a history of taking clonidine (Catapres) and hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL) for 10 years for hypertension. The most appropriate question by the nurse at this time is

Q5: A client with no history of health problems and a BP of 210/142 is admitted to the ICU with a diagnosis of hypertensive crisis. The clinical manifestation that will require the most immediate action by the nurse is that