A 22-Year-Old Patient Arrives in the Emergency Department ( ED

question 6

Multiple Choice

A 22-year-old patient arrives in the emergency department ( ED ) with multiple abrasions after a motor vehicle accident and has an initial blood pressure ( BP ) of 180/98. The nurse will plan to

• A) discuss the need for hospital admission to control blood pressure.
• B) treat the abrasions and discuss the risks associated with hypertension.
• C) recheck the blood pressure before the patient's discharge from the ED.
• D) start an intravenous ( IV ) line to administer antihypertensive medications.

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