The patient is diagnosed with secondary hypertension. What will be the focus of nursing care to treat this patient?
A) Administering epinephrine
B) Administering antihypertensives
C) Promoting healthy lifestyle
D) Treating the cause
A
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Most people have essential, or primary, hypertension with no known cause that is treated with medications and lifestyle changes. Patients with secondary hypertension means there is a known cause of the blood pressure elevation. There are many different things that can result in secondary hypertension; the focus of care is treating the cause whether that requires surgery, medication, or discontinuing a medication that is causing hypertension as an adverse effect.
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