The Nurse Is Reinforcing Teaching for a Patient with Hypertension

question 29

Multiple Choice

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient with hypertension. If a patient states, "I understand that if I do not eat or cook with salt, my hypertension will go away." What is the nurse's best response?

• A)"Reducing salt in the diet increases blood pressure."
• B)"Patients who take diuretics do not need to reduce salt intake."
• C)"Excessive salt intake is responsible for most types of hypertension."
• D)"Some patients' blood pressure may not respond to salt restriction alone."

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