A registered nurse is volunteering at a health fair in an African American urban neighborhood. She is working at the blood pressure booth and has noted that many of the clients having blood pressure checks have elevated blood pressure readings
She remembers that this is most likely because: A. African Americans have a higher rate of hypertension than the general population.
B. African Americans are under more stress than the general population.
C. fewer African Americans take hypertensive medications.
D. people in urban settings generally have higher blood pressure readings than people who live in rural areas.
A
African Americans tend to develop more severe hypertension at an earlier age and have twice the risk for complications of hypertension such as stroke and heart attack. Hypertension-related deaths are also higher among African Americans.
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