What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a client with hypertension who is noncompliant with medical treatment?
a. Allow the client to have BP checked once a year.
b. Insist that the client eat a low sodium diet.
c. Frequently contact the client to make sure medication is being taken per physician's orders.
d. Encourage client to become active participant in the treatment.
D
Interventions for the noncompliant client include: regularly inquire about the client's satisfaction in regard to the prescribed regimen of diet, exercise, and prescribed medication(s); if the client cannot afford needed medications, refer the client to financial assistance programs; encourage the client to become an active participant in the treatment; encourage the client to record BP readings, weekly weight, exercise activities, and dietary intake.
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