A client with suspected hypertension is scheduled for a clinic visit. What should the nurse teach the client prior to coming to the clinic to have their blood pressure measured?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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A client with suspected hypertension is scheduled for a clinic visit. What should the nurse teach the client prior to coming to the clinic to have their blood pressure measured? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

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"You will need to avoid exercising 30 minutes prior to having your blood pressure monitored"

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"You can have a cup of coffee 45 minutes before your blood pressure reading"

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"You will need to rest at least 15 minutes before your blood pressure is measured"

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"If you smoke you should not have a cigarette the day your blood pressure is to be measured"

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