The nurse provides teaching to a client with hypertension who is overweight. What should the nurse emphasize during this teaching?
a. Weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation
b. Blood sugar monitoring, exercise, and weight loss
c. Alcohol abuse counseling, exercise, and PSA testing
d. Reduction of alcohol consumption, exercise, and dietary fiber
a. Weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation
The most important factors for the nurse to discuss with the client would be weight loss, exercise, and tobacco cessation. Alcohol abuse counseling is always appropriate for any client, but PSA testing is used to screen for prostate cancer and has no value in hypertension management. Blood sugar monitoring is helpful to screen for diabetes. Dietary fiber has been linked to reductions in LDL.
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