Answer: Hypertension is the condition where the blood pressure is always more than the normal. The normal blood pressure is 120/80mmHg.
Nursing intervention and care plan:
Flowchart the Hypertension Management program identified using basic flow charting symbols. Case: Hypertension Patient Education Program Hypertension is a serious condition that can damage the heart and blood vessels, and can eventually lead to several other conditions, including stroke, heart failure, heart attack, kidney failure, and vision problems. Hypertension is typically treated by making changes in lifestyle, and with drug therapy. Lifestyle changes include losing weight, stopping smoking, eating a healthy diet, and getting enough exercise.Because individuals with uncontrolled hypertension...
The patient, a 60-year-old patient hospitalized for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and angina, filed a lawsuit alleging that the nurse failed to assess her blood pressure as ordered, missing the fact that her systolic blood pressure dropped from 132 to 86 during the night shift, failing to notify the physician of this lower blood pressure and causing her to develop permanent kidney damage from this insufficient perfusion. Nursing guidelines at the hospital require a nurse to contact the patient’s physician...
What are 6 nursing interventions for a patient with hypertension?
What are 6 nursing interventions for a patient with hypertension?
Explain why nurses (those involved in direct patient care or bedside nurses) should be involved in the unit budget process. Provide examples from clinical practice (such as staffing, patient outcomes, equipment/supplies use, etc.).
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a history of hypertension and is currently admitted to the hospital with a myocardial infarction. Discuss the pathophysiology of hypertension and it relationship to the MI, assessment information pertinent for the patient, lab work or diagnostic test appropriate for managing the disease process, pharmacology agent that would be appropriate for the patient, and specific nursing interventions addressing the specific needs and care measures. In the discussion discharge planning and teaching should...
What do nurses monitor in patient on corticosteroids?
Question 1 2 pts A 55-year-old female patient with essential hypertension is being treated with hydralazine 25 mg twice daily. The nurse practitioner assesses the patient and notes a heart rate of 101 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 110/72 mm Hg. What changes will the nurse practitioner make to her regimen? Give the patient a diuretic Administer a beta blocker Reduce the dose of hydralazine O Administer a drug that dilates veins
Describe the process for sharing patient satisfaction and patient outcomes data with nurses, staff members, and other members of the healthcare delivery team.
A patient has been recently diagnosed with hypertension. They do not understand why they need to be on medications, as they “don’t feel any different”. What are 3 major complications of hypertension?