Select N Set 3: Cardiac - NCLEX Practice Questions

The nurse in the primary care clinic is caring for a 52-year-old male client.

1000:Client was recently diagnosed with hypertension. The client takes the prescribed antihypertensive every day, and blood pressure is lower at follow-up. The nurse reviews lifestyle measures and continued treatment. The client asks what to keep doing when there are no symptoms and the readings improve. Teaching includes the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating pattern.

Select the 4 instructions the nurse should include in the home-management plan.

1.Keep regular physical activity in the plan.
2.Plan for 7–9 hours of sleep on most nights.
3.Stop the medicine once the readings improve.
4.Continue the prescribed medicine when feeling well.
5.Follow the DASH eating pattern discussed at the visit.
6.Reserve exercise and diet changes for days with high readings.
7.Replace the daily medicine with occasional doses for headaches.