The nurse is conducting the initial group education session for patients who have hypertension. What is the most important information to include?
1. Blood pressures tend to decrease as people age, due to decreased blood volume.
2. The aorta has sensors that help regulate blood pressure.
3. Anger can result in hypertension.
4. The vasomotor center, located in the limbic system of the brain, helps regulate blood pressure.
5. Hypertension is diagnosed when the blood pressure is greater than 145/95 mmHg.
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Rationale 1: Blood pressures tend to rise as people age.
Rationale 2: The aorta and internal carotid artery have baroreceptors that sense changes in pressure in blood vessels and chemoreceptors that detect oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels.
Rationale 3: Anger and stress can cause blood pressure to rise.
Rationale 4: The vasomotor center is located in the medulla oblongata.
Rationale 5: According to JNC-7, a person is considered to have hypertension when sustained blood pressure is 139/89 mmHg.
Global Rationale: Anger and stress can cause blood pressure to rise. The aorta and internal carotid artery have baroreceptors that sense changes in pressure in blood vessels and chemoreceptors that detect oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH levels. According to JNC-7, a person is considered to have hypertension when sustained blood pressure is 139/89 mmHg. The vasomotor center is located in the medulla oblongata. Blood pressures tend to rise as people age.
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