The Nurse Is Reinforcing Teaching for a Patient with Hypertension

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient with hypertension. If a patient states, "I understand that if I do not eat or cook with salt, my hypertension will go away." What is the nurse's best response?

A) "Reducing salt in the diet increases blood pressure."
B) "Patients who take diuretics do not need to reduce salt intake."
C) "Excessive salt intake is responsible for most types of hypertension."
D) "Some patients' blood pressure may not respond to salt restriction alone."