In order to provide competent care to patients with hypertension, the nurse understands that:
a. repeated blood pressures ausculated at 140/90 represent a high-normal reading.
b. hypertension has the highest incidence and prevalence among Native Americans.
c. clients can recognize when the blood pressure is elevated by headache, dizziness, or pounding of the heart.
d. sustained elevated blood pressure is a primary cause of renal failure and cerebral vascular accident (CVA).
d
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