A client has been treated for hypertension.
What blood pressure reading indicates to the nurse that the treatment is effective?

A two-hour postprandial glucose test is done to check your blood sugar level two hours after you eat a meal.

This test helps to diagnose diabetes or monitor its treatment. A normal blood sugar level for this test is less than 140 mg/dL.

Choice A is wrong because fasting means not eating for at least eight hours before the test. This is done for a fasting blood glucose test, not a postprandial one.

Choice B is wrong because before breakfast means before you eat anything in the morning. This is also done for a fasting blood glucose test, not a postprandial one.

Choice D is wrong because before glucose is consumed means before you drink a sugary liquid for a glucose tolerance test. This test measures how your body handles glucose after drinking it, not after eating a meal.

What has it been like for you since your wife died? This statement shows empathy and invites the client to share his feelings and experiences.

It also acknowledges the client’s loss and validates his grief.

Choice A. Tell me how your wife died.

This statement is too intrusive and may cause the client to feel uncomfortable or defensive. It also focuses on the past event rather than the present situation.

Choice B. Have you considered attending a grief group? This statement is too premature and may imply that the nurse is trying to solve the client’s problem or dismiss his feelings.

It also assumes that the client needs or wants a grief group.

Choice D. You have wonderful children and grandchildren who are very supportive.

This statement is too superficial and may minimize the client’s grief or make him feel guilty. It also shifts the attention away from the client and his wife.