Question

A nurse is monitoring a patients vitals electronically twice every hour for three hours. The data shows that the

patient's systolic pressure went from 95 to 120. This information should tell the nurse that the patient went from
critically
hypotensive to normal.
hypertensive to normal.
hypertensive to hypotensive.
hypotensive to hypertensive

Answer 1

The increase in a patient's systolic blood pressure from 95 to 120 mm Hg indicates a change from hypotensive to normal blood pressure, not a shift to hypertensive status.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a patient's systolic pressure increases from 95 to 120 mm Hg, this change in blood pressure suggests that the patient's condition has moved from hypotensive to a normal range. The normal blood pressure range, as defined by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, is less than 120/80 mm Hg, with a systolic pressure between 120-129 mm Hg and diastolic pressure less than 80 mm Hg considered elevated but not yet hypertensive. The term 'hypotension' refers to lower than normal blood pressure, while 'hypertension' denotes chronically high blood pressure. Therefore, this patient's blood pressure reading does not indicate movement from hypertensive to hypotensive or hypotensive to hypertensive; rather, it returns to the normal range from a hypotensive state.

Answer 2

i would say hypotensive to hypertensive