The nurse is measuring the blood pressure of a 30-year-old client at a health screening fair. The client's blood pressure is 125/85. What should the nurse advise the client to do?
1. Have the blood pressure checked every 5-10 years.
2. Check into the hospital immediately.
3. Not worry, as this is a normal blood pressure.
4. Have the blood pressure checked at least every 2 years.
Answer: 4
1. This pressure is on the high side, and needs to be checked more frequently than every 5-10 years.
2. This is not a dangerously high blood pressure, and it would be inappropriate to advise the client to go to the hospital.
3. The blood pressure is a little high, and the client should see a physician.
4. The client with this blood pressure is advised to have the pressure checked at least every 2 years, if not more frequently.
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