The nurse assesses a patient's blood pressure as being 136/88 mm Hg. How would this blood pressure reading be interpreted as being?
1. normal blood pressure
2. prehypertension
3. Stage 1 hypertension
4. Stage 2 hypertension
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Rationale: Prehypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure of up to 139 mm Hg systolic and between 80 to 89 mm Hg diastolic. Normal blood pressure is defined as being less than 150 mm Hg systolic and less than 80 mm Hg diastolic. Stage 1 hypertension is defined as being between 140 to 159 mm Hg systolic and between 90 to 99 mm Hg diastolic. Stage 2 hypertension is defined as being greater than 160 mm Hg systolic and 100 mm Hg or greater diastolic.
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