When the Nurse Is Developing a Teaching Plan to Prevent

question 5

Multiple Choice

When the nurse is developing a teaching plan to prevent the development of heart failure in a patient with stage 1 hypertension, the information that is most likely to improve compliance with antihypertensive therapy is that

• A) hypertensive crisis may lead to development of acute heart failure in some patients.
• B) hypertension eventually will lead to heart failure by overworking the heart muscle.
• C) high BP increases risk for rheumatic heart disease.
• D) high systemic pressure precipitates papillary muscle rupture.

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Definitions:

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