A 5-year-old patient seen in an outpatient clinic is noted to have hypertension on three separate visits. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring confirms that the child has hypertension
As an initial intervention with the child's parents, the nurse will expect to: a. perform a detailed health history on the child.
b. provide teaching about antihypertensive medications.
c. reassure the parents that their child may outgrow this condition.
d. teach the parents about lifestyle changes and a special diet.
A
Because the incidence of secondary hypertension is much higher in children than adults, it is important to obtain an accurate health history to help uncover primary causes. Once the type of hypertension is established, the teaching interventions may be useful. Hypertension must be treated, and it is incorrect to reassure parents that their child may just outgrow the condition.
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