A patient diagnosed with hypertension asks the nurse how this disease could have happened to them. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Hypertension happens to everyone sooner or later. Don't be concerned about it."
b. "Hypertension can happen from eating a poor diet, so change what you are eating."
c. "Hypertension can happen from arterial changes that block the blood flow."
d. "Hypertension happens when people do not exercise, so you should walk every day."
ANS: C
Hardening of the arteries from atherosclerosis can cause hypertension in the patient. Hypertension does not happen to everyone. Changing the patient's diet and exercising may be a positive life change, but these answers do not explain to the patient how the disease could have happened.
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