A stepped care management approach to treating hypertension includes weight loss, smoking cessation, decreased use of alcohol, reducing salt in the diet, and increased physical exercise
In which step of a stepped-care management approach will the nurse teach about these changes in lifestyle? A) Step 1 only
B) Steps 1 and 2
C) Steps 1, 2, and 3
D) Steps 1, 2, 3, and 4
D
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Lifestyle changes are encouraged in all four steps and should be advocated for the maintenance of good health. These changes are stressed in steps 1 and 2 in the hope that drug therapy will not be necessary. However, these changes should occur in steps 3 and 4 as well.
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