 Regularly measure the

 older age
patient’s blood pressure
 genetics
 Screen for secondary causes
CLINICAL CONCEPT MAP HYPERTENSION  being overweight
of hypertension
or obese
 Review the patient’s
treatment list
 not being
 smoke. physically active
Risk for Unstable Blood
 have a lot of stress.  high-salt diet
Pressure related to
Electrolyte imbalances  are over 65
 do not have proper exercise
 Help the patient identify their  eat too much salt
personal risk factors
 Teach the patient how to monitor Deficient knowledge related
to lack of understanding of  severe headaches
blood pressure
 Provide positive reinforcement hypertension and its effect  chest pain.
on the body as evidenced  dizziness.
by the inability to recall
information provided.
Hypertension (high blood
pressure) is when the pressure in
 Assist the patient in lifelong change
your blood vessels is too high
 Administer beta-blockers or
(140/90 mmHg or higher). It is
calcium-channel blockers as Decrease cardiac output common but can be serious if
prescribed
related to impaired muscle not treated
 Monitor and increase activity as
tolerated constriction as evidence
 Limit salt intake
by tachycardia

Key: Increase blood pressure

Definition:
Causes:  Blood pressure Vasoconstriction
measurement
Risk factors:
 Heart
Signs and symptoms: examination  Heart attack Endothelial injury
Complications:  Eye examination  Cerebrovascular
diseases
Diagnostic tests: Ischemia
 Nadolol (Corgard) 20mg  Renal failure
Medical treatment:  Propranolol (Inderal) 10mg  Retinopathy
Diagnosis:  metoprolol (Toprol) 25-100mg
Target organ damage
 carvedilol (Coreg) 3.125-25 mg
Nursing interventions:
Pathophysiology: