Health promotion nursing interventions for older adults with hypertension include all of the following except
a. Tapering older adults off of the antihypertensive medications as soon as their blood pressure returns to normal range
b. Making diet changes to encourage weight loss, reduced salt intake, and lowered cholesterol intake
c. Monitoring blood pressure changes associated with positional hypotension
d. Encouraging a physician-ordered exercise plan
A
Hypertension is a "silent" disease that is often first noticed on a random blood pressure reading. Generally, an older adult who is diagnosed with hypertension must take medications for the rest of his or her life to keep blood pressure in the normal range. Responses B, C, and D—diet changes, monitoring for postural blood pressure changes, and exercise plans—are excellent health promotion activities for older adults with hypertension.
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