Ray, a 40-year-old mailman is diagnosed with hypertension. What would be the priority nursing diagnosis for this patient?
  1. Impaired skin integrity
  2. Ineffective health maintenance
  3. Fluid volume deficit
  4. Pain
Explanation
Answer - B - The priority nursing diagnosis will be ineffective health maintenance. Patients with hypertension frequently do not experience pain, deficient volume, or impaired skin integrity. It is the asymptomatic nature of hypertension that makes it so difficult to treat.
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