Chapter 32: Hypertension Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition

1. Which action will the nurse in the hypertension clinic take to obtain an accurate baseline blood pressure (BP) for a new patient? b. Have the patient sit in a chair with the feet flat on the floor. 2. The nurse obtains the following information from a patient newly diagnosed with prehypertension. Which finding is most important to address with the patient? b. No regular physical exercise 3. Which action should the nurse take when giving the initial dose of oral labetalol to a patient with hypertension? d. Ask the patient to request assistance before getting out of bed. 4. After the nurse teaches the patient with stage 1 hypertension about diet modifications that should be implemented, which diet choice indicates that the teaching has been most effective? c. The patient drinks low-fat milk with each meal.