The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been coming to the clinic weekly for blood pressure checks since she changed medications 2 months ago. Which is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

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A follow-up database is used in all settings to follow up short-term or chronic health problems. The other responses are not appropriate for the situation. Asking the patient to read her health history and indicate any changes since her last visit is not appropriate. Just checking the patient's blood pressure without following up on or assessing for any changes in the patient's condition is inappropriate. It is not necessary to conduct a complete health history as one was conducted 2 months ago. Rather a follow-up assessment regarding the patient's blood pressure and factors associated with it are necessary.

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