A patient with diabetes is beginning treatment for hypertension. What should the nurse explain as being the blood pressure treatment goal for this patient?
1. 140/90 mmHg
2. 135/85 mmHg
3. 130/80 mmHg
4. 120/80 mmHg
Correct Answer: 3
Hypertension management focuses on reducing the blood pressure to less than 140 mmHg systolic and 90 mmHg diastolic. The ultimate goal of hypertension management is to reduce cardiovascular and renal morbidity and mortality. The risk of cardiovascular complications decreases when the average blood pressure is less than 140/90; when the patient also has diabetes or renal disease, the treatment goal is a blood pressure less than 130/80.
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