A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Smokes and Drinks

question 26

Multiple Choice

A nurse is caring for a patient who smokes and drinks caffeine. Which point is important for the nurse to understand before assessing the patient's blood pressure (BP) ?

• A) Smoking increases BP for up to 3 hours.
• B) Caffeine increases BP for up to 15 minutes.
• C) Smoking result in vasoconstriction, falsely elevating BP.
• D) Caffeine intake should not have occurred 30 to 40 minutes before BP measurement.

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