You are precepting a new graduate nurse on your unit. The two of you are caring for a client with malignant hypertension. The new nurse asks what malignant hypertension can cause. What would be your best answer?
A) Right ventricular failure
B) Pulmonary hypertension
C) Peripheral edema
D) Left ventricular failure

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Malignant hypertension, also known as hypertensive emergency, can cause left ventricular failure due to the high blood pressure causing damage to the heart muscles and potentially leading to cardiogenic shock. It can also cause damage to other organs such as the brain, kidneys, and eyes. While peripheral edema and pulmonary hypertension can occur in hypertension, they are not specific to malignant hypertension. Right ventricular failure is generally associated with pulmonary hypertension or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

You Are Precepting a New Graduate Nurse on Your Unit