A Patient's Blood Pressure Is Measured as 138/88 Mm Hg

A patient's blood pressure is measured as 138/88 mm Hg in the right arm.The nurse will anticipate which action as a result of this finding?

A) Initiation of therapy with a thiazide diuretic
B) Repeating the measurement in the left arm
C) Diagnosis of prehypertension will be made
D) Instructing the patient to follow the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) diet