The nurse is screening a number of adults for hypertension. What range of blood pressure is considered normal?
A) Less than 140/90 mm Hg
B) Less than 130/90 mm Hg
C) Less than 129/89 mm Hg
D) Less than 120/80 mm Hg
Ans: D
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JNC 7 defines a blood pressure of less than 120/80 mm Hg as normal, 120 to 129/80 to 89 mm Hg as prehypertension, and 140/90 mm Hg or higher as hypertension.
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