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A client has been diagnosed with hypertension but does not take the antihypertensive medications because of a lack of symptoms. What response by the nurse is best?
- A. Do you have trouble affording your medications?
- B. Most people with hypertension do not have symptoms.
- C. You are lucky; most people get severe morning headaches.
- D. You need to take your medicine or you will get kidney failure.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Step-by-step rationale:
1. Choice B is correct because it educates the client that hypertension often presents without symptoms.
2. Lack of symptoms does not mean the condition is not serious.
3. This response promotes understanding and adherence to medication.
4. Choices A, C, and D are incorrect as they do not address the main issue of hypertension being asymptomatic.
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