It is important for the nurse to encourage the patient diagnosed with hypertension to rise slowly from a sitting or lying position for which of the following reasons? a) Gradual changes in position provide time for the heart to increase rate of contraction to resupply oxygen to the brain. b) Gradual changes in position help reduce the heart’s work to resupply oxygen to the brain. c) Gradual changes in position help reduce the blood pressure to resupply oxygen to the brain. d) Gradual changes in position provide time for the heart to reduce its rate of contraction to resupply oxygen to the brain.
It is important for the nurse to encourage the patient diagnosed with hypertension to rise slowly from a sitting or lying position for which of the following reasons?
a) Gradual changes in position provide time for the heart to increase rate of contraction to resupply oxygen to the brain.
b) Gradual changes in position help reduce the heart’s work to resupply oxygen to the brain.
c) Gradual changes in position help reduce the blood pressure to resupply oxygen to the brain.
d) Gradual changes in position provide time for the heart to reduce its rate of contraction to resupply oxygen to the brain.