A patient with chronic kidney disease is diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse realizes that this patient's blood pressure needs to be controlled because
1. not doing so increases the risk of adverse effects on the kidneys.
2. it is the easiest diagnosis to treat.
3. medications are available to treat this disorder.
4. everyone should have low-normal blood pressure.
Correct Answer: 1
Management of hypertension to maintain blood pressure within normal limits the risk of adverse effects on the kidneys. Hypertension is not always easily diagnosed. The goal of having this patient's blood pressure under control is directly related to his chronic kidney disease. Just because medications are available to treat the disorder is not a rationale for why blood pressure should be controlled. The idea of everyone having low-normal blood pressure does not apply to this patient because of the new diagnosis and history of chronic kidney disease.
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