A Nurse Is Teaching a Patient with a Risk for Hypertension

question 29

Multiple Choice

A nurse is teaching a patient with a risk for hypertension how to take a blood pressure. Which action by the nurse is the priority?

• A) Assess laboratory results for high cholesterol and other data.
• B) Identify that teaching is the same as the nursing process.
• C) Perform nursing care therapies to address hypertension.
• D) Focus on a patient's learning needs and objectives.

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