Aregistered nurse is teaching a nursing student about when a client with high blood pressure should follow up with the primary healthcare provider. which statement made by the nursing student indicates effective learning?
a. "i will advise a client with a blood pressure of 130/80 mm hg to follow up in a year."
b. "i will advise a client with a blood pressure of 110/70 mm hg to follow up in a year."
c. "i will advise a client with a blood pressure of 150/90 mm hg to follow up in a month."
d. "i will advise a client with a blood pressure of 185/115 mm hg to follow up in a month."

A. "I will advise a client with a blood pressure of 130/80 mm Hg to follow up in a year."

Explanation:

The normal blood pressure value is 120/80

A value of 130/80 could be the stage 1 of hypertension (high blood pressure). As this is the very limit, the client should check his/her blood pressure frequently in order to know if this progress to an hypertension or it is mainteined in the limit value.

The blood pressure chart:

                                   Systolic               Diastolic

Hypotension                 <80          or          <60

Normal                          80-120     and       60-80  

Pre-hypertension         120-139    or          80-89

Hypertension level I     140-159   or           90-99

Hypertension level II    160 or above   or  100 or above

Hypertensive Crisis      >180                 or   >110

the correct answer is 2 and 4