The nurse takes an initial blood pressure of a client and notes it to be 152/92 . Which of the following actions by the nurse is incorrect? Tell the client he or she has hypertension and recommend they get treatment Recheck the blood pressure after a period of rest Assess for factors that may have elevated the blood pressure prior to the measurement Ask about a history of high blood pressure and any medications taken
The nurse takes an initial blood pressure of a client and notes it to be 152/92 . Which of the following actions by the nurse is incorrect?
Tell the client he or she has hypertension and recommend they get treatment
Recheck the blood pressure after a period of rest
Assess for factors that may have elevated the blood pressure prior to the measurement
Ask about a history of high blood pressure and any medications taken
Nurses play a very important role in being connectors between the patients and the treating physicians or clinicians. Thus a nurse has to be well versed in the importance of communicating in the right manner with patients as well as doctors. A nurse can not only give medication, injections, or record the vitals but today a nurse is expected to do more - promote health, promote preventive medicine, educate patients and the general public, participate in rehabilitation and provide support and care as and when needed.
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