1. Which of these strategies should be a priority when the nurse is planning care for a patient with hypertension?
a.Obtain less expensive antihypertensive medications.
b.Assist with dietary changes as the first action.
c.Follow evidence-based guidelines for appropriate interventions.
d.Teach about the impact of exercise on hypertension.

2.The nurse reviews assessment findings for assigned patients. Based on this information, which patient demands the nurse‘s immediate attention? The patient with
a.renal failure on dialysis whose WBC is 10,000 mm3 (normal).
b.abdominal aneurysm whose blood pressure is 170/90.
c.atrial fibrillation whose lab results show and INR of 2.5 (normal).
d.endocarditis who has a loud heart murmur.

3.While the nurse is taking the health history, the patient states, My father and grandfather both had heart attacks and were unable to be very active afterward. How does the nurse interpret this? This statement is related to the functional health pattern of
a.activity-exercise.
b.cognitive-perceptual.
c.health perception–health management.
d.coping-stress tolerance.